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villain Definition


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villain
noun
    1. The principal wicked character in a story.
    2. Any violent, wicked or unscrupulous person.
      Thesaurus: evildoer, miscreant, rascal, heavy, scoundrel, reprobate, rogue, wretch.
    3. colloq
      A criminal.
Etymology: 14c: originally meaning ‘a rustic', from French vilein, from Latin villanus worker on a country estate.



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