evildoer

Language

See also: evil-doer

English

Alternative forms

evil-doer

Etymology

From Middle English Category:English terms inherited from Middle English#EVILDOER Category:English terms derived from Middle English#EVILDOER yvel doer; equivalent to evil +‎ doerCategory:English compound terms#EVILDOER.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈiːvəlˌduːə/Category:English 4-syllable words#EVILDOER Category:English terms with IPA pronunciation#EVILDOER
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Category:English terms with audio pronunciation#EVILDOER
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈivəlˌduːɚ/Category:English 4-syllable words#EVILDOER Category:English terms with IPA pronunciation#EVILDOER

Noun

evildoer (plural evildoers)Category:English lemmas#EVILDOER Category:English nouns#EVILDOER Category:English countable nouns#EVILDOER Category:English entries with incorrect language header#EVILDOER Category:Pages with entries#EVILDOER Category:Pages with 1 entry#EVILDOER

A person who performs evil acts.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Psalms 37:1:
  Fret not thy ſelfe becauſe of euill doers, neither bee thou enuious againſt the workers of iniquitie.
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- 1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLC:
  "But gallantly they fought. Oh Hiya! they fought like very men, and slew many, and held their own, and then I came and saved them, and the evildoers have I sent on hither to Kôr to be judged of thy greatness, oh She! and here they are."
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- 1944, H. Lorna Bingham, Tuckonie's Warrior Friend, page 29, column 2:
  "Come out, Noongah, you evil doer! It is I, Gulunna the warrior, returned!"
  Category:English terms with quotations#EVILDOER

Synonyms

See also Thesaurus:villain

Antonyms

do-gooder, benefactor, welldoer

Translations

person who performs evil acts

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Albanian: keqbërës (sq)Category:Terms with Albanian translations#EVILDOER
Basque: gaizkileCategory:Terms with Basque translations#EVILDOER
Belarusian: злачы́нец m (zlačýnjec)Category:Terms with Belarusian translations#EVILDOER
Bulgarian: злоде́й (bg) m (zlodéj)Category:Terms with Bulgarian translations#EVILDOER
Chinese:
Mandarin: 壞分子 / 坏分子 (zh) (huàifènzi)Category:Mandarin terms with non-redundant manual transliterations#EVILDOER Category:Terms with Mandarin translations#EVILDOER, 壞人 / 坏人 (zh) (huàirén)Category:Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations#EVILDOER Category:Terms with Mandarin translations#EVILDOER
Comorian:
Ngazidja Comorian: mfasiki class 1/2Category:Terms with Ngazidja Comorian translations#EVILDOER
Czech: pachatel (cs) mCategory:Terms with Czech translations#EVILDOER, pachatelka fCategory:Terms with Czech translations#EVILDOER
Dutch: overtreder (nl) mCategory:Terms with Dutch translations#EVILDOER, slechterik (nl) mCategory:Terms with Dutch translations#EVILDOER
Esperanto: fiulo (eo)Category:Terms with Esperanto translations#EVILDOER, malbonfarantoCategory:Terms with Esperanto translations#EVILDOER
Finnish: pahantekijä (fi)Category:Terms with Finnish translations#EVILDOER, pahis (fi)Category:Terms with Finnish translations#EVILDOER
French: malfaiteur (fr) mCategory:Terms with French translations#EVILDOER, malfaitrice (fr) fCategory:Terms with French translations#EVILDOER, méchant (fr) mCategory:Terms with French translations#EVILDOER, méchante (fr) fCategory:Terms with French translations#EVILDOER
Galician: malfeitor (gl)Category:Terms with Galician translations#EVILDOER
Georgian: ბოროტმოქმედი (boroṭmokmedi)Category:Terms with Georgian translations#EVILDOER
German: Übeltäter (de) mCategory:Terms with German translations#EVILDOER, Übeltäterin (de) fCategory:Terms with German translations#EVILDOER, Frevler (de) mCategory:Terms with German translations#EVILDOER, Frevlerin fCategory:Terms with German translations#EVILDOER
Gothic: 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌾𐌰 m (waidēdja)Category:Terms with Gothic translations#EVILDOER
Greek:
Ancient Greek: κακοῦργος m (kakoûrgos)Category:Terms with Ancient Greek translations#EVILDOER, κακοποιός m (kakopoiós)Category:Terms with Ancient Greek translations#EVILDOER
Hindi: कुकर्मी (hi) m (kukarmī)Category:Terms with Hindi translations#EVILDOER, पापी (hi) m (pāpī)Category:Terms with Hindi translations#EVILDOER
Icelandic: illvirki (is) mCategory:Terms with Icelandic translations#EVILDOER
Ingrian: pahantekijäCategory:Terms with Ingrian translations#EVILDOER, pilluriCategory:Terms with Ingrian translations#EVILDOER
Irish: ainbheartach mCategory:Terms with Irish translations#EVILDOER
Italian: malfattore (it) mCategory:Terms with Italian translations#EVILDOER
Japanese: 悪人 (ja) (あくにん, akunin, わろびと, warubito)Category:Terms with Japanese translations#EVILDOER, 邪悪な人 (じゃあくなひと, jaaku na hito)Category:Terms with Japanese translations#EVILDOER, 姦人 (ja) (かんじん, kanjin)Category:Terms with Japanese translations#EVILDOER
Korean: 나쁜 짓 을 하는 사람 (nappeun jis-eul haneun saram)Category:Terms with Korean translations#EVILDOER, 악인(惡人) (ko) (agin)Category:Terms with Korean translations#EVILDOER
Latin: maleficus mCategory:Terms with Latin translations#EVILDOER, malefactor mCategory:Terms with Latin translations#EVILDOER
Latvian: ļaundaris mCategory:Terms with Latvian translations#EVILDOER
Macedonian: злотвор m (zlotvor)Category:Terms with Macedonian translations#EVILDOER
Middle English: yvel doerCategory:Terms with Middle English translations#EVILDOER
Polish: złoczyńca (pl) mCategory:Terms with Polish translations#EVILDOER
Portuguese: malfeitor (pt) mCategory:Terms with Portuguese translations#EVILDOER, malfeitora (pt) fCategory:Terms with Portuguese translations#EVILDOER
Russian: злоумы́шленник (ru) m (zloumýšlennik)Category:Terms with Russian translations#EVILDOER, злоумы́шленница (ru) f (zloumýšlennica)Category:Terms with Russian translations#EVILDOER
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: зло̏твор mCategory:Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations#EVILDOER

Latin: zlȍtvor (sh) mCategory:Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations#EVILDOER
Sorbian:
Lower Sorbian: paduch mCategory:Terms with Lower Sorbian translations#EVILDOER
Spanish: malhechor (es) mCategory:Terms with Spanish translations#EVILDOER, malhechora (es) fCategory:Terms with Spanish translations#EVILDOER, malfechor mCategory:Terms with Spanish translations#EVILDOER (disused), facineroso (es) mCategory:Terms with Spanish translations#EVILDOER, maleante (es) m or fCategory:Terms with Spanish translations#EVILDOER
Swahili: mpotovu (sw) class 1/2Category:Terms with Swahili translations#EVILDOER
Telugu: దోషకారి (te) (dōṣakāri)Category:Terms with Telugu translations#EVILDOER
Tocharian B: yolo-yāmiCategory:Terms with Tocharian B translations#EVILDOER
Ukrainian: злочи́нець m (zločýnecʹ)Category:Terms with Ukrainian translations#EVILDOER

Anagrams

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