fiend
[noun]
Synonyms:
- demon, devil, evil spirit
- brute, barbarian, beast, ghoul, monster, ogre, savage
- enthusiast, addict, fanatic, freak (informal), maniac

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

fiend /fiːnd/ noun [countable]
[Language: Old English; Origin: feond 'enemy']

1. a very cruel, evil, or violent person:
a heartless fiend
Both of them were fighting like fiends.
a sex/rape fiend (=one who commits very unpleasant sex attacks)

2. television/sports/fresh-air etc fiend someone who likes watching television, doing sports etc a lot, or more than is normal Synonym : fanatic

3. drug/dope/cocaine etc fiend someone who takes a lot of illegal drugs

4. an evil spirit

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