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When did the word fiend first take on the informal meaning of an enthusiastic devotee or hobbyist?

fiend

[feend] / find /




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He’s a workout fiend, just like his father, Bill, was before him.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 9, 2025

Parvizi, a proud Iranian and self-described "salt fiend," holds a degree in food anthropology — a major she essentially designed herself.

From Salon ● Dec. 10, 2024

It telegraphs that Abigail is no barbaric horror fiend but instead a sophisticated aesthete, which makes her both scarier and funnier.

From New York Times ● Apr. 22, 2024

Ryker was a hockey fiend at about a year old, watching 6 a.m.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 9, 2024

She didn’t like children but she was no fiend.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

She can summon a Boarblin, and turn the army of snout-nosed, spear-wielding fiends against itself.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2024

The good news for summer fiends: The region is expected to warm up next week on Thursday and Friday.

From Seattle Times ● May 31, 2024

She said he was "loved immensely by his family and fiends", adding that he was "kind, caring, and always checking up on you".

From BBC ● Dec. 10, 2023

Lillian and her late husband, Frank, were absolute fiends for efficiency.

From Scientific American ● Sep. 21, 2023

The other fiends seemed to shrink from her.

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz


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