fiend

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /fiːnd/

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Noun

Singular fiend

Plural fiends

1. A fiend is someone who is especially interested in something.

   Only jazz fiends know about this small club downtown.

2. A fiend is a devil or a monster.

   The fiends enjoy watching the dead suffer in hell.

3. A fiend is someone who is evil.

   The police recently arrested the fiend.