Topic: OCCULT
| Language: | Old English |
| Origin: | feond 'enemy' |
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fiend
[countable]
[countable]1 a very cruel, evil, or violent person :
a heartless fiend
Both of them were fighting like fiends.
a heartless fiend
Both of them were fighting like fiends. a sex/rape fiend (=one who commits very unpleasant sex attacks)
2 someone who likes watching television, doing sports etc a lot, or more than is normal [= fanatic]
television/sports/fresh-air etc fiend
4RO an evil spirit
