evildoer
nounUK /ˈiːvəlˌduːə/ · US /ˈivəlˌduːɚ/
Etymology From Middle English yvel doer; equivalent to evil + doer.
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A person who performs evil acts.
- Fret not thy ſelfe becauſe of euill doers, neither bee thou enuious againſt the workers of iniquitie.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Psalms 37:1:
- "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."1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLC:
1 more example
- "Come out, Noongah, you evil doer! It is I, Gulunna the warrior, returned!"1944, H. Lorna Bingham, Tuckonie's Warrior Friend, page 29, column 2:
- Antonyms
- do-gooder, benefactor, welldoer