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avenger
A person who takes revenge for an injustice suffered or punishes someone who has harmed them or others.
In der Legende tritt Zorro als der Rächer der Armen und Unterdrückten auf.
In the legend, Zorro appears as the avenger of the poor and oppressed.
'Der Rächer' (the avenger) belongs to the word family of 'die Rache' (revenge) and the verb '(sich) rächen' (to take revenge). So the avenger is the person who takes revenge.
Aus Rache für die Niederlage trainierte die Mannschaft noch härter.
Out of revenge for the defeat, the team trained even harder.
Very often, 'der Rächer' (the avenger) is followed by a noun in the genitive that indicates for whom or what revenge is being taken. This construction is typical of an elevated, literary style.
Die Figur im Film ist der Rächer der Unschuldigen.
The character in the film is the avenger of the innocent.
The word has a very dramatic and literary sound. It is used for characters in stories, films, or legends, but rarely in everyday descriptions of real people.
In vielen Superheldengeschichten gibt es einen dunklen Rächer.
In many superhero stories, there is a dark avenger.
