fiend

4 definitions • 5 examples

an evil and cruel person:

He was portrayed in the media as a complete fiend.

someone who likes something very much or is very interested in something:

a health/sex/chocolate fiend

fiend for McCormack is a fiend for punctuality.

an evil or cruel person or spirit:

Who was the fiend who designed such ugly clothes?

A fiend can also be a person who likes something in an extreme way:

a chocolate fiend