villain
villain definition
vil·lain (vil′ən)
noun
- a person guilty of or likely to commit great crimes; evil or wicked person; scoundrel
- a wicked or unprincipled character in a novel, play, etc. who opposes the protagonist or hero
- someone or something regarded as the cause of a problem, difficulty, injustice, etc.
- villein
- Obsolete a boor; lout
Etymology: ME vilein < OFr vilain < VL villanus, a farm servant < L villa, a farm: see villa
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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