Definition of Avenger

Avenger may refer to:

• Avro Avenger, biplane fighter design
• The SP 17pdr, A30 (Avenger), a variant of the Cruiser Mk VIII Challenger British self-propelled gun
• Avenger-class escort carrier, a British aircraft carrier
• HMS Avenger, ships in the Royal Navy
• Avenger SMG, an Irish submachine gun used by Loyalist Paramilitaries.
• USS Avenger, ships in the US Navy
• TBF Avenger, an American torpedo bomber
• A-12 Avenger II, an American carrier-based stealth bomber program
• GAU-8 Avenger, the cannon carried by the A-10 Thunderbolt II
• AN/TWQ-1 Avenger, an air defense system
• Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship, a class of U.S. Navy mine countermeasure ships
• General Atomics Avenger, a developmental unmanned combat air vehicle

The Way of the Tiger is the name of a series of adventure gamebooks by Mark Smith and Jamie Thomson set on the fantasy world of Orb. The reader takes the part of a young ninja, Avenger, on his quest to avenge his foster father and recover the Scrolls of Kettsuin. Later books present fresh challenges for Avenger to overcome. Compared to other gamebooks such as those in the Fighting Fantasy series, The Way of the Tiger provided a more developed storyline and atmosphere, as well as three-dimensional characters.