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10 Language-to-English DictionariesCrime-fighter
/ˈkraɪmˌfaɪ.tər/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person who actively works to prevent, investigate, and solve crimes, often applied to superheroes or vigilant police officers.
"The masked crime-fighter swung from rooftop to rooftop to protect the city from villains." - 2
A law enforcement official or activist dedicated to eradicating unlawful activities in society.
"Local authorities and community crime-fighters joined forces to reduce neighborhood gang violence."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term is a compound formed from the English words crime (derived from Old French crim-, stem of crimen, from Latin) and fighter (from Middle English fihten, Old English fihtan). Emerging prominently in the mid-20th century with the rise of comic books and pulp fiction, it describes individuals who actively combat unlawful acts.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Crime-fighter" is said worldwide
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justicier
Transliteration: ʒys.ti.sje
"Le justicier masqué protège la ville la nuit."
Krankheitsbekämpfer
Transliteration: Verbrechensbekämpfer
Script: Verbrechensbekämpfer
"Der Verbrechensbekämpfer patrouillierte durch die dunklen Straßen."
giustiziere
Transliteration: dʒu.stiˈtsje.re
"Il giustiziere ha salvato gli ostaggi."
luchador contra el crimen
Transliteration: lu.tʃaˈðor kon.tɾa el kɾiˈmen
"El luchador contra el crimen detuvo al ladrón."
combatente do crime
Transliteration: kõ.baˈtẽ.tʃi du ˈkɾi.mi
"O combatente do crime salvou a cidade."
अपराध सेनानी
Transliteration: apraadh senani
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"वह शहर का एक प्रसिद्ध अपराध सेनानी है।"
打击犯罪者
Transliteration: dǎjī fànzuì zhě
Script: 中文汉字
"这位打击犯罪者保护了市民的安全。"
범죄 척결자
Transliteration: beomjoe cheokgyeolja
Script: 한국어 한글
"그 범죄 척결자는 밤마다 거리를 순찰합니다."
犯罪者退治屋
Transliteration: hanzaisha taijiya
Script: 日本語
"その犯罪者退治屋は街の平和を守る。"
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