RETALIATOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does retaliator mean? 

• RETALIATOR (noun)
  The noun RETALIATOR has 1 sense:

1. someone who takes vengeance

  Familiarity information: RETALIATOR used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RETALIATOR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone who takes vengeance

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

avenger; retaliator

Hypernyms ("retaliator" is a kind of...):

aggressor; assailant; assaulter; attacker (someone who attacks)

Derivation:

retaliate (take revenge for a perceived wrong)