Main Entry: vil·lain

Pronunciation: \ˈvi-lən\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English vilain, vilein, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin villanus, from Latin villa

Date: 14th century

1 : villein
2 : an uncouth person : boor
3 : a deliberate scoundrel or criminal
4 : a character in a story or play who opposes the hero
5 : one blamed for a particular evil or difficulty <automation as the villain in job…displacement — M. H. Goldberg>