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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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“The fiend has no head,” Knight commented in his review.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2026

I’ve always been a fiend for sour things, whether that’s candy, fresh fruit, snacks or frozen desserts.

From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2025

But then suddenly, Graeme's efforts pay off as we sight a stonechat, the feathered fiend who had evaded us earlier, sitting happily atop a fence post.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2024

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

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 9, 2024

That is, if I survive the attack of the murderous fiend who is lurking behind men’s dress shirts, sizes 15 1/2 to 17, to my right.

From "The Misfits" by James Howe

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

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

From Scientific American ● Sep. 21, 2023

Sixty years ago in March 1963, Alfred Hitchcock's classic horror movie "The Birds" introduced viewers to a small seaside town in California that is suddenly and inexplicably attacked by ferocious feathered fiends.

From Salon ● Feb. 20, 2023

If Jerome had told the truth, and fiends had pink eyes and pale skin and evil, wrinkled hearts, then these men and women surrounding William now were, without any question, fiends.

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz




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