fiend

🇺🇸 /fiːnd/ 🇬🇧 /fiːnd/
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noun
R

a person who is very cruel or unpleasant

The detective was trying to catch the fiend who had been terrorizing the town.

R

a person who is very interested in a particular thing

She's a fiend for gardening and spends all her free time in the garden.

R

an evil spirit or supernatural being

In the old legend, the fiend would appear at night and cause havoc.

translation

n. a person who is very cruel or unpleasant; a person who is very interested in a particular thing; an evil spirit or supernatural being

Word Forms

Plural fiends