1
2
: a person extremely devoted to a pursuit or study : fanatic
a golf fiend
3
: addict sense 1
a dope fiend
4
: wizard sense 2
a fiend at mathematics
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.
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This freeloading fiend DiBenedetto had been flopping here since 2007.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 7 June 2026
Vampyr focuses on a young man and occultist (Nicolas de Gunzburg) who attempts to free a French village from the curse of a bloodthirsty fiend.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 5 June 2026
Audrey flourished with her new surrogate family and became a fiend for ballet.
—Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 15 May 2026
Yet, Robinson is an essential contributor, a defensive anchor and rebound fiend.
—Fred Katz, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
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Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 7 June 2026
Vampyr focuses on a young man and occultist (Nicolas de Gunzburg) who attempts to free a French village from the curse of a bloodthirsty fiend.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 5 June 2026
Audrey flourished with her new surrogate family and became a fiend for ballet.
—Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 15 May 2026
Yet, Robinson is an essential contributor, a defensive anchor and rebound fiend.
—Fred Katz, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
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“Fiend.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fiend. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
Copy CitationKids Definition
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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