Polyglot Dictionary

vigilante

/bixiˈlante/

el noun B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
los vigilantes

Meaning

  1. guard

    • El vigilante revisa el edificio.

      The guard checks the building.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

guarda

vigilante is more security-focused, like a security guard; guarda is more general, like a park ranger or a keeper.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

guarda

guarda is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "guard."

Practice

1 What does vigilante mean?

2 Fill the gap: El ___ revisa el edificio.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches vigilante?

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