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fiend

  [feend]
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–noun
1. Satan; the devil.
2. any evil spirit; demon.
3. a diabolically cruel or wicked person.
4. a person or thing that causes mischief or annoyance: Those children are little fiends.
5. Informal. a person who is extremely addicted to some pernicious habit: an opium fiend.
6. Informal. a person who is excessively interested in some game, sport, etc.; fan; buff: a bridge fiend.
7. a person who is highly skilled or gifted in something: a fiend at languages.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME feend, OE fēond; c. G Feind, ON fjandr, Goth fijands foe, orig. prp. of fijan to hate

Related forms:
fiendlike, adjective

Synonyms:
3. monster, savage, brute, beast, devil.
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fiend   (fēnd)   
n.  

    1. An evil spirit; a demon.

    2. The Devil; Satan.

    3. A diabolically evil or wicked person.

  2. Informal One who is addicted to something: a dope fiend.

  3. Informal One who is completely absorbed in or obsessed with a given job or pastime: a crossword-puzzle fiend.

  4. Informal One who is particularly adept at something: a fiend with computers.


[Middle English, from Old English fēond; see pē(i)- in Indo-European roots.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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