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Vigilante vs Superhero - What's the difference?

vigilante | superhero |

As nouns the difference between vigilante and superhero

is that vigilante is a person who considers it their own responsibility to uphold the law in their neighborhood and often does so summarily and without legal jurisdiction while superhero is any kind of fantasy/science fiction crime-fighting character, often with supernatural powers or equipment, in popular children's and fantasy literature.

vigilante

English

(wikipedia vigilante)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A person who considers it their own responsibility to uphold the law in their neighborhood and often does so summarily and without legal jurisdiction.

    • Derived terms

    * digilante

    Anagrams

    * ----

    superhero

    English

    (wikipedia superhero)

    Noun

    (es)
  • Any kind of fantasy/science fiction crime-fighting character, often with supernatural powers or equipment, in popular children's and fantasy literature.

    • Antonyms

    * supervillain

    Related terms

    * superheroic * superheroine * superhuman * superman