"evildoer" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈiːvəlˌduːə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈivəlˌduːɚ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-evildoer.wav [Southern-England] Forms: evildoers [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English yvel doer; equivalent to evil + doer. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|yvel doer}} Middle English yvel doer, {{compound|en|evil|doer}} evil + doer Head templates: {{en-noun}} evildoer (plural evildoers)
  1. A person who performs evil acts. Categories (topical): People Synonyms: evil-doer Translations (person who performs evil acts): keqbërës (Albanian), κακοῦργος (kakoûrgos) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), κακοποιός (kakopoiós) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), gaizkile (Basque), злачы́нец (zlačýnjec) [masculine] (Belarusian), злоде́й (zlodéj) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 壞分子 (Chinese Mandarin), 坏分子 (huàifènzi) (Chinese Mandarin), 壞人 (Chinese Mandarin), 坏人 (huàirén) (Chinese Mandarin), pachatel [masculine] (Czech), pachatelka [feminine] (Czech), overtreder [masculine] (Dutch), slechterik [masculine] (Dutch), fiulo (Esperanto), malbonfaranto (Esperanto), pahantekijä (Finnish), pahis (Finnish), malfaiteur [masculine] (French), malfaitrice [feminine] (French), méchant [masculine] (French), méchante [feminine] (French), malfeitor (Galician), ბოროტმოქმედი (boroṭmokmedi) (Georgian), Übeltäter [masculine] (German), Übeltäterin [feminine] (German), Frevler [masculine] (German), Frevlerin [feminine] (German), 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌾𐌰 (waidēdja) [masculine] (Gothic), illvirki [masculine] (Icelandic), pahantekijä (Ingrian), pilluri (Ingrian), ainbheartach [masculine] (Irish), malfattore [masculine] (Italian), 悪人 (alt: あくにん, akunin, わろびと, warubito) (Japanese), 邪悪な人 (jaaku na hito) (alt: じゃあくなひと) (Japanese), 姦人 (kanjin) (alt: かんじん) (Japanese), 나쁜 짓을 하는 사람 (nappeun jis-eul haneun saram) (Korean), 악인 (agin) (alt: 惡人) (Korean), maleficus [masculine] (Latin), malefactor [masculine] (Latin), ļaundaris [masculine] (Latvian), paduch [masculine] (Lower Sorbian), злотвор (zlotvor) [masculine] (Macedonian), yvel doer (Middle English), mfasiki [class-1, class-2] (Ngazidja Comorian), złoczyńca [masculine] (Polish), malfeitor [masculine] (Portuguese), злоумы́шленник (zloumýšlennik) [masculine] (Russian), злоумы́шленница (zloumýšlennica) [feminine] (Russian), зло̏твор [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), zlȍtvor [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), malhechor [masculine] (Spanish), malhechora [feminine] (Spanish), mpotovu [class-1, class-2] (Swahili), దోషకారి (dōṣakāri) (Telugu), yolo-yāmi (Tocharian B), злочи́нець (zločýnecʹ) [masculine] (Ukrainian)

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          "sense": "person who performs evil acts",
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          "sense": "person who performs evil acts",
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          "sense": "person who performs evil acts",
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          "sense": "person who performs evil acts",
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          "sense": "person who performs evil acts",
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          "sense": "person who performs evil acts",
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          "sense": "person who performs evil acts",
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          "sense": "person who performs evil acts",
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          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "person who performs evil acts",
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          ],
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        },
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          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "person who performs evil acts",
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            "feminine"
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        },
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          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "person who performs evil acts",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
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        },
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          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "person who performs evil acts",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
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          "lang": "Gothic",
          "roman": "waidēdja",
          "sense": "person who performs evil acts",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌾𐌰"
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          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "kakoûrgos",
          "sense": "person who performs evil acts",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
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        },
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          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "kakopoiós",
          "sense": "person who performs evil acts",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
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        },
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          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "person who performs evil acts",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
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          "code": "izh",
          "lang": "Ingrian",
          "sense": "person who performs evil acts",
          "word": "pahantekijä"
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          "code": "izh",
          "lang": "Ingrian",
          "sense": "person who performs evil acts",
          "word": "pilluri"
        },
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          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "person who performs evil acts",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ainbheartach"
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "person who performs evil acts",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "malfattore"
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          "alt": "あくにん, akunin, わろびと, warubito",
          "code": "ja",
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          "sense": "person who performs evil acts",
          "word": "悪人"
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          "sense": "person who performs evil acts",
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        },
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          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "nappeun jis-eul haneun saram",
          "sense": "person who performs evil acts",
          "word": "나쁜 짓을 하는 사람"
        },
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          "alt": "惡人",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "agin",
          "sense": "person who performs evil acts",
          "word": "악인"
        },
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          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "person who performs evil acts",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "maleficus"
        },
        {
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "person who performs evil acts",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "malefactor"
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          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "person who performs evil acts",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ļaundaris"
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          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "zlotvor",
          "sense": "person who performs evil acts",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "злотвор"
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          "code": "enm",
          "lang": "Middle English",
          "sense": "person who performs evil acts",
          "word": "yvel doer"
        },
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          "code": "zdj",
          "lang": "Ngazidja Comorian",
          "sense": "person who performs evil acts",
          "tags": [
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            "class-2"
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          "word": "mfasiki"
        },
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          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "person who performs evil acts",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "złoczyńca"
        },
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          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "person who performs evil acts",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "malfeitor"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "zloumýšlennik",
          "sense": "person who performs evil acts",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "злоумы́шленник"
        },
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "zloumýšlennica",
          "sense": "person who performs evil acts",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "злоумы́шленница"
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          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "person who performs evil acts",
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            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "зло̏твор"
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          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "person who performs evil acts",
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          ],
          "word": "zlȍtvor"
        },
        {
          "code": "dsb",
          "lang": "Lower Sorbian",
          "sense": "person who performs evil acts",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "paduch"
        },
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          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "person who performs evil acts",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "malhechor"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "person who performs evil acts",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "malhechora"
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          "code": "sw",
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          "sense": "person who performs evil acts",
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          "code": "te",
          "lang": "Telugu",
          "roman": "dōṣakāri",
          "sense": "person who performs evil acts",
          "word": "దోషకారి"
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            "masculine"
          ],
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      "sense": "person who performs evil acts",
      "word": "keqbërës"
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      "code": "eu",
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      "sense": "person who performs evil acts",
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      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "zlačýnjec",
      "sense": "person who performs evil acts",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "злачы́нец"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "zlodéj",
      "sense": "person who performs evil acts",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "злоде́й"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "person who performs evil acts",
      "word": "壞分子"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "huàifènzi",
      "sense": "person who performs evil acts",
      "word": "坏分子"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "person who performs evil acts",
      "word": "壞人"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "huàirén",
      "sense": "person who performs evil acts",
      "word": "坏人"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "person who performs evil acts",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pachatel"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "person who performs evil acts",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pachatelka"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "person who performs evil acts",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "overtreder"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "person who performs evil acts",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "slechterik"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "person who performs evil acts",
      "word": "fiulo"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "person who performs evil acts",
      "word": "malbonfaranto"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "person who performs evil acts",
      "word": "pahantekijä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "person who performs evil acts",
      "word": "pahis"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "person who performs evil acts",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "malfaiteur"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "person who performs evil acts",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "malfaitrice"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "person who performs evil acts",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "méchant"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "person who performs evil acts",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "méchante"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "person who performs evil acts",
      "word": "malfeitor"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "boroṭmokmedi",
      "sense": "person who performs evil acts",
      "word": "ბოროტმოქმედი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "person who performs evil acts",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Übeltäter"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "person who performs evil acts",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Übeltäterin"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "person who performs evil acts",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Frevler"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "person who performs evil acts",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Frevlerin"
    },
    {
      "code": "got",
      "lang": "Gothic",
      "roman": "waidēdja",
      "sense": "person who performs evil acts",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌾𐌰"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "kakoûrgos",
      "sense": "person who performs evil acts",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "κακοῦργος"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "kakopoiós",
      "sense": "person who performs evil acts",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "κακοποιός"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "person who performs evil acts",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "illvirki"
    },
    {
      "code": "izh",
      "lang": "Ingrian",
      "sense": "person who performs evil acts",
      "word": "pahantekijä"
    },
    {
      "code": "izh",
      "lang": "Ingrian",
      "sense": "person who performs evil acts",
      "word": "pilluri"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "person who performs evil acts",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ainbheartach"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "person who performs evil acts",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "malfattore"
    },
    {
      "alt": "あくにん, akunin, わろびと, warubito",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "sense": "person who performs evil acts",
      "word": "悪人"
    },
    {
      "alt": "じゃあくなひと",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "jaaku na hito",
      "sense": "person who performs evil acts",
      "word": "邪悪な人"
    },
    {
      "alt": "かんじん",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kanjin",
      "sense": "person who performs evil acts",
      "word": "姦人"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "nappeun jis-eul haneun saram",
      "sense": "person who performs evil acts",
      "word": "나쁜 짓을 하는 사람"
    },
    {
      "alt": "惡人",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "agin",
      "sense": "person who performs evil acts",
      "word": "악인"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "person who performs evil acts",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "maleficus"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "person who performs evil acts",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "malefactor"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "person who performs evil acts",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ļaundaris"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "zlotvor",
      "sense": "person who performs evil acts",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "злотвор"
    },
    {
      "code": "enm",
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "sense": "person who performs evil acts",
      "word": "yvel doer"
    },
    {
      "code": "zdj",
      "lang": "Ngazidja Comorian",
      "sense": "person who performs evil acts",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2"
      ],
      "word": "mfasiki"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "person who performs evil acts",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "złoczyńca"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "person who performs evil acts",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "malfeitor"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "zloumýšlennik",
      "sense": "person who performs evil acts",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "злоумы́шленник"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "zloumýšlennica",
      "sense": "person who performs evil acts",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "злоумы́шленница"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "person who performs evil acts",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "зло̏твор"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "person who performs evil acts",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "zlȍtvor"
    },
    {
      "code": "dsb",
      "lang": "Lower Sorbian",
      "sense": "person who performs evil acts",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "paduch"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "person who performs evil acts",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "malhechor"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "person who performs evil acts",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "malhechora"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "person who performs evil acts",
      "tags": [
        "class-1",
        "class-2"
      ],
      "word": "mpotovu"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "dōṣakāri",
      "sense": "person who performs evil acts",
      "word": "దోషకారి"
    },
    {
      "code": "txb",
      "lang": "Tocharian B",
      "sense": "person who performs evil acts",
      "word": "yolo-yāmi"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "zločýnecʹ",
      "sense": "person who performs evil acts",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "злочи́нець"
    }
  ],
  "word": "evildoer"
}

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