FIEND


Meaning of FIEND in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfēnd ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Old English fīend; akin to Old High German fīant enemy, Sanskrit pīyati he reviles, blames

Date: before 12th century

1.

a. : devil 1

b. : demon

c. : a person of great wickedness or maliciousness

2. : a person extremely devoted to a pursuit or study : fanatic

a golf fiend

3. : addict 1

a dope fiend

4. : wizard 3

a fiend at mathematics

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.