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Javert

Javert noun: one who remorselessly pursues a perceived wrongdoer.

Noun

Javert (plural Javerts)

  1. One who remorselessly pursues a perceived wrongdoer.
    • Whether by instinct, as in Boston, or by psychological testing, as in St. Louis, some police departments are waking up to the characterological hazards of the police profession. But unfortunately there are still a good many Javerts around.1951, Howard Whitman, Terror in the streets, page 351
    • The Javerts in today's society are supported not with index cards and filing clerks, but with the latest electronic databases […]2007, John Pugsley, The Chairman's Corner, page 34

Forms of Javert

pluralJaverts

Origin of Javert

From Javert, a police inspector in Victor Hugo's 1862 novel Les Misérables.

Questions about Javert

What does Javert mean?
Javert means one who remorselessly pursues a perceived wrongdoer.
What part of speech is Javert?
Javert is a noun.
What is the plural of Javert?
The plural of Javert is Javerts.

Words near Javert in the dictionary

  1. javelinning
  2. javelins
  3. Javelle water
  4. javellization
  5. javels
  6. Javert
  7. Javertian
  8. Javerts
  9. javes
  10. Javid
  11. Javids

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