Fiend
Pronunciation : Fiend
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OE. fend, find, fiend, feond, fiend, foe, AS. fe?nd; akin to OS. fiond, D. vijand enemy, OHG. fiant, G. feind, Icel. fjand, Sw. & Dan. fiende, Goth. fijands; orig. p.pr. of a verb meaning to hate, AS. fe?n, fe?gan, OHG. fi, Goth. fijan, Skr. piy to s
Definition : Defn: An implacable or malicious foe; one who is diabolically wicked or cruel; an infernal being; -- applied specifically to the devil or a demon. Into this wild abyss the wary fiend Stood on the brink of Hell and looked a while. Milton. O woman! woman! when to ill thy mind Is bent, all hell contains no fouler fiend. Pope.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913