crime-fighter

English

Noun

crime-fighter (plural crime-fighters)

1. Alternative form of crimefighter
   • 1989, Robert Sampson, Deadly Excitements: Shadows and Phantoms, →ISBN, page 160:

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

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

     Not every costumed crime-fighter is necessarily a hero, and not every one with superhuman powers is necessarily a superhero.

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

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