Nov 29, 2012 · The shameless effrontery of the fiend, at the café, pretending to forget all he had done to her, begging to take up with her again, as if nothing had happened between them a …

Fiend may refer to: An evil spirit or demon in religion or mythology A person addicted to either a pernicious act, a cause, a hobby, or sport

Origin of fiend First recorded before 900; Middle English feend, Old English fēond; cognate with German Feind, Old Norse fjandr, Gothic fijands “foe,” originally present participle of fijan “to hate”

someone who likes something very much or is very interested in something: a health / sex / chocolate fiend

Dec 14, 2025 · (informal) An addict or fanatic. quotations dope fiend He's been a jazz fiend since his teenage years.

If you describe someone as a fiend, you mean that they are extremely wicked or cruel.

Definition of fiend noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

a. a person who is intensely interested in or fond of something: a fresh-air fiend; he is a fiend for cards. b. an addict: a drug fiend.

Informal Terms a person who is extremely addicted to some pernicious habit: an opium fiend. Informal Terms a person who is excessively interested in some game, sport, etc.; fan; buff: a …

Cognate with Old Norse fjándi (Icelandic fjandi, Danish fjende, Swedish fiende), West Frisian fijân, Low German Feend, Fiend, Dutch vijand, German Feind, Gothic (fijands), all of them meaning …