fiend (n.)

  1. a cruel wicked and inhuman person

    [ Syn: monster , devil , demon , ogre ]

  2. an evil supernatural being

    [ Syn: devil , demon , daemon , daimon ]

  3. a person motivated by irrational enthusiasm (as for a cause); A fanatic is one who cant change his mind and wont change the subject--Winston Churchill

    [ Syn: fanatic ]

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