Dictionary

evildoer en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈiːvəlˌduːə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈivəlˌduːɚ/ (General-American)

Etymology

From Middle English yvel doer; equivalent to evil + doer.

Meanings

1. A person who performs evil acts.
   • "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." 1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLC:
   • "Come out, Noongah, you evil doer! It is I, Gulunna the warrior, returned!" 1944, H. Lorna Bingham, Tuckonie's Warrior Friend, page 29, column 2:
   • Fret not thy ſelfe becauſe of euill doers, neither bee thou enuious againſt the workers of iniquitie. 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Psalms 37:1:

Forms

Antonyms

welldoer · do-gooder · benefactor

Translations (62)

es malhechor (person who performs evil acts) · ja 邪悪な人 (person who performs evil acts) · got 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌾𐌰 (person who performs evil acts) · sh zlȍtvor (person who performs evil acts) · cs pachatelka (person who performs evil acts) · dsb paduch (person who performs evil acts) · lv ļaundaris (person who performs evil acts) · fr malfaitrice (person who performs evil acts) · sq keqbërës (person who performs evil acts) · ru злоумы́шленница (person who performs evil acts) · izh pahantekijä (person who performs evil acts) · eo malbonfaranto (person who performs evil acts) · de Frevler (person who performs evil acts) · izh pilluri (person who performs evil acts) · mk злотвор (person who performs evil acts) · bg злоде́й (person who performs evil acts) · fr malfaiteur (person who performs evil acts) · es maleante (person who performs evil acts) · fi pahantekijä (person who performs evil acts) · nl slechterik (person who performs evil acts) · ko 악인 (person who performs evil acts) · gl malfeitor (person who performs evil acts) · nl overtreder (person who performs evil acts) · ja 悪人 (person who performs evil acts) · uk злочи́нець (person who performs evil acts) · zdj mfasiki (person who performs evil acts) · sw mpotovu (person who performs evil acts) · pl złoczyńca (person who performs evil acts) · hi कुकर्मी (person who performs evil acts) · grc κακοποιός (person who performs evil acts) · es malfechor (disused) (person who performs evil acts) · de Übeltäterin (person who performs evil acts) · fi pahis (person who performs evil acts) · grc κακοῦργος (person who performs evil acts) · enm yvel doer (person who performs evil acts) · ru злоумы́шленник (person who performs evil acts) · is illvirki (person who performs evil acts) · la maleficus (person who performs evil acts) · es malhechora (person who performs evil acts) · eu gaizkile (person who performs evil acts) · fr méchant (person who performs evil acts) · pt malfeitora (person who performs evil acts) · te దోషకారి (person who performs evil acts) · hi पापी (person who performs evil acts) · it malfattore (person who performs evil acts) · la malefactor (person who performs evil acts) · cmn 壞分子 /坏分子 (person who performs evil acts) · ga ainbheartach (person who performs evil acts) · fr méchante (person who performs evil acts) · ja 姦人 (person who performs evil acts) · cs pachatel (person who performs evil acts) · sh зло̏твор (person who performs evil acts) · ka ბოროტმოქმედი (person who performs evil acts) · eo fiulo (person who performs evil acts) · pt malfeitor (person who performs evil acts) · be злачы́нец (person who performs evil acts) · ko 나쁜 짓을 하는 사람 (person who performs evil acts) · de Frevlerin (person who performs evil acts) · es facineroso (person who performs evil acts) · de Übeltäter (person who performs evil acts) · txb yolo-yāmi (person who performs evil acts) · cmn 壞人 /坏人 (person who performs evil acts)