masked avenger
Disguised justice seeker
A masked avenger is a vigilante who conceals their identity while seeking justice or revenge, typically outside the law.
The term evokes comic book superheroes like Batman or Zorro—figures who don disguises to right wrongs while protecting their civilian lives.
It can be used seriously or mockingly: He fancied himself some kind of masked avenger, but he was just a guy in a ski mask with a grudge.
- vigilanteExtralegal justice-seeker
- heroOne admired for courage
- caped crusaderCloaked vigilante hero
- capeShouldered sleeveless wrap
- hidden faceVisage kept from sight
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- pulp fictionpulp, pulp fiction, pulp magazines, pulp novels, dime novels
- Zorrocape, sword, rapier, secret identity, swordplay
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