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 …

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

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”

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.

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.

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

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 …

c. A diabolically evil or wicked person. 2. Informal One who is addicted to something: a dope fiend. 3. Informal One who is completely absorbed in or obsessed with a given job or pastime: …

FIEND meaning: 1 : an evil spirit a demon or devil; 2 : a very evil or cruel person