noun
1.
often capitalized the personal supreme spirit of evil and unrighteousness in Jewish and Christian theology
Synonyms: Apollyon, Beelzebub, ||Cloot(s), ||Clootie, diablo, fiend, Lord Harry, Lucifer, Old Gooseberry, Old Nick, Old Scratch, Satan, serpent
Related Word: cacodemon; dybbuk
Idioms: Prince of Darkness
2.
an extremely and malignantly wicked person
he was a devil who would stop at nothing to get what he wanted
Synonyms: Archfiend, demon, fiend, Satan, succubus; compare scamp , villain 1
Related Word: blackguard, caitiff, knave; scoundrel, villain; beast, brute
3.
Synonyms: scamp , enfant terrible, limb, mischief, rapscallion, rascal, rogue, scalawag, skeezicks, villain