evildoer
noun/ˈiːvəlˌduːə/UK/ˈivəlˌduːɚ/US
Etymology
From Middle English yvel doer; equivalent to evil + doer.
- inherited from yvel doer
Definitions
A person who performs evil acts.
- Fret not thy ſelfe becauſe of euill doers, neither bee thou enuious againſt the workers of iniquitie.
- "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."
- "Come out, Noongah, you evil doer! It is I, Gulunna the warrior, returned!"
The neighborhood
- antonymdo-gooder
- antonymbenefactor
- antonymwelldoer
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA