crime-fighter

A form of crimefighter — Any person who attempts to prevent crime or apprehend criminals.

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Meanings

nouncrime-fighter (plural crime-fighters)

plural crime-fighters

  1. alternativeAlternative form of crimefighter.

    On the whole, the costumed crime-fighter was a lot less deadly than the justice figure.

    1989, Robert Sampson, Deadly Excitements: Shadows and Phantoms, →ISBN, page 160
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    Not every costumed crime-fighter is necessarily a hero, and not every one with superhuman powers is necessarily a superhero.

    2005, Thomas V. Morris, Matt Morris, Superheroes and Philosophy: Truth, Justice, and the Socratic Way, →ISBN

    Since the police reform movement of the 1930s, the primary job of the public police has narrowed to that of crime-fighter.

    2010, Victor E. Kappeler, Larry K. Gaines, Community Policing: A Contemporary Perspective, →ISBN, page 155
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APA

crime-fighter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crime-fighter

MLA

“crime-fighter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crime-fighter. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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