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: a person extremely devoted to a pursuit or study : fanatic
a golf fiend
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: addict sense 1
a dope fiend
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: wizard sense 2
a fiend at mathematics
Synonyms
Examples of fiend in a Sentence
His hands were trembling, actually trembling, as if he were some sort of coffee fiend or something.
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T. Coraghessan Boyle, The Road to Wellville, 1993
Wodehouse may not have liked Dickens, but he certainly read him. He read like a fiend.
—Christopher Hitchens, Times Literary Supplement, 7-13 Sept. 1990
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 dozen years ago.
—Irving Wallace, The Plot, 1967
a fiend in human form
He's a real golf fiend.
T. Coraghessan Boyle, The Road to Wellville, 1993
Wodehouse may not have liked Dickens, but he certainly read him. He read like a fiend.
—Christopher Hitchens, Times Literary Supplement, 7-13 Sept. 1990
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 dozen years ago.
—Irving Wallace, The Plot, 1967
a fiend in human form
He's a real golf fiend.
Recent Examples on the Web
Snack fiends, be prepared: there are a lot of can’t-miss Disney World foods, including pineapple upside-down cake topped with Dole Whip from Aloha Isle, cheeseburger spring rolls at The Spring Roll Cart, and the pepper jack pretzel from Cheshire Cafe.
—Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 1 May 2024
Benedict Arnold, the patriot hero who defected to the British in the midst of the Revolutionary War, is remembered as the foremost fiend of his time: His name is practically synonymous with treason.
—Barbara Spindel, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Mar. 2024
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Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 1 May 2024
Benedict Arnold, the patriot hero who defected to the British in the midst of the Revolutionary War, is remembered as the foremost fiend of his time: His name is practically synonymous with treason.
—Barbara Spindel, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Mar. 2024
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“Fiend.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fiend. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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fiend
noun1
2
: an extremely wicked or cruel person
3
a
: a person enthusiastically devoted to something
fiendish
adjective
ˈfēn-dish
fiendishly
adverb
fiendishness
noun
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