fiend

• Substantiv für einen bösen Geist, Dämon oder Teufel; auch für einen äußerst bösartigen oder grausamen Menschen; umgangssprachlich für jemanden, der von einer bestimmten Beschäftigung besessen ist.

A noun referring to an evil spirit, demon, or a person who is extremely wicked or cruel; can also refer to someone with an excessive enthusiasm for a particular activity.

1. B2formal

   An evil spirit or demon, often used in folklore and mythology.

   Böser Geist oder Dämon

   • The ancient texts describe a fiend that haunts the forest.
   • In the story, the hero battles a terrible fiend.
   • Legends speak of a fiend that steals children at night.

   Synonymedaemondemondevilevil spiritimpsatan

2. Cruel or wicked personB2formal

   A person who is extremely cruel, wicked, or malicious.

   Schurke

   • The dictator was a fiend who showed no mercy.
   • She called him a fiend for his cruel actions.
   • The villain in the movie is a true fiend.

   Synonymebarbarianbeastdemondevilmonsterogresavagevillain

   Antonymeangelsaint

3. Enthusiast or addictB2informal

   A person who is extremely enthusiastic about or addicted to something.

   Enthusiast oder Süchtiger

   • He's a fitness fiend who works out every day.
   • She's a crossword fiend and solves puzzles in minutes.
   • My brother is a coffee fiend and drinks five cups a day.

   Synonymeaddictaficionadobuffdevoteeenthusiastfanfanaticfreakjunkiemaniacnutzealot