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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024fiend /find/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- any evil spirit;
demon. - an extremely cruel or wicked person.
- Informal Termsa person who is addicted or very attached to some habit, practice, condition, etc.:a fiend for neatness.
fiend•ish, adj. fiend•ish•ly, adv. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024fiend (fēnd),USA pronunciation n. - Satan;
the devil. - any evil spirit;
demon. - a diabolically cruel or wicked person.
- a person or thing that causes mischief or annoyance:Those children are little fiends.
- Informal Termsa person who is extremely addicted to some pernicious habit:an opium fiend.
- Informal Termsa person who is excessively interested in some game, sport, etc.;
fan;
buff:a bridge fiend. - a person who is highly skilled or gifted in something:a fiend at languages.
- bef. 900; Middle English feend, Old English fēond; cognate with German Feind, Old Norse fjandr, Gothic fijands foe, origin, originally present participle of fijan to hate
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged monster, savage, brute, beast, devil.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: fiend /fiːnd/ n - an evil spirit; demon; devil
- a person who is extremely wicked, esp in being very cruel or brutal
- informal a person who is intensely interested in or fond of something: a fresh-air fiend, he is a fiend for cards
- an addict: a drug fiend
Etymology: Old English fēond; related to Old Norse fjāndi enemy, Gothic fijands, Old High German fīant |