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Definition of fiend noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

fiend

noun

NAmE//find//

1a very cruel or unpleasant person

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2(informal) (used after another noun) a person who is very interested in the thing mentioned synonym fanatic a crossword puzzle fiend

3an evil spirit

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