demon

de·mon  (dmn)

n.

1. An evil supernatural being; a devil.

2. A persistently tormenting person, force, or passion: the demon of drug addiction.

3. One who is extremely zealous, skillful, or diligent: worked away like a demon; a real demon at math.

4. Variant of daimon.

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[Middle English, from Late Latin daemn, from Latin, spirit, from Greek daimn, divine power; see d- in Indo-European roots.]

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demon [ˈdiːmən]

n

1. an evil spirit or devil

2. a person, habit, obsession, etc., thought of as evil, cruel, or persistently tormenting

3. Also called daemon daimon an attendant or ministering spirit; genius the demon of inspiration

4.

a.  a person who is extremely skilful in, energetic at, or devoted to a given activity, esp a sport a demon at cycling

b.  (as modifier) a demon cyclist

5. a variant spelling of daemon [1]

6. Austral and NZ informal archaic a detective or policeman

[from Latin daemōn evil spirit, spirit, from Greek daimōn spirit, deity, fate; see daemon]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	demon - an evil supernatural being           daemon, daimon, devil, fiend evil spirit - a spirit tending to cause harm incubus - a male demon believed to lie on sleeping persons and to have sexual intercourse with sleeping women succuba, succubus - a female demon believed to have sexual intercourse with sleeping men dibbuk, dybbuk - (Jewish folklore) a demon that enters the body of a living person and controls that body's behavior
	2.	demon - a cruel wicked and inhuman person     fiend, ogre, monster, devil disagreeable person, unpleasant person - a person who is not pleasant or agreeable demoniac - someone who acts as if possessed by a demon
	3.	demon - someone extremely diligent or skillful; "he worked like a demon to finish the job on time"; "she's a demon at math" doer, actor, worker - a person who acts and gets things done; "he's a principal actor in this affair"; "when you want something done get a doer"; "he's a miracle worker"

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demon

noun

1. evil spirit, devil, fiend, goblin, ghoul, malignant spirit a woman possessed by evil demons

2. wizard, master, ace (informal), addict, fanatic, fiend He is a demon for discipline.

3. monster, beast, villain, rogue, barbarian, brute, ogre He was a dictator and a demon.

Related words
fear demonophobia

Translations

demon [ˈdiːmən]

A. N → demonio m
he's a demon for work → es una fiera para el trabajo

B. ADJ

1. the demon drink → el demonio de la bebida

2. he's a demon squash-player → es un as del squash, jugando al squash es fabuloso

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demon [ˈdiːmən]

n

(RELIGION) → démon m

(fig) → démon m

modif
a demon squash player → un crack en squash
a demon driver → un fou du volant

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demon

n (= evil spirit) → Dämon m; (fig: = person) → Dämon(in) m(f); (inf: = child) → Teufel m; to work like a demon → wie besessen arbeiten; he’s a demon player → er ist ein teuflisch guter Spieler (inf); the Demon Drink → König Alkohol m

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demon [ˈdiːmən]

1. n (also) (fig) → demonio
he's a demon for work (fam) → è uno stacanovista

2. adj a demon squash player → un mago dello squash
a demon driver → un asso del volante

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demon

n demon [ˈdiːmən]

an evil spirit; a devil demons from Hell. bose gees, demoon, duiwel شَيْطان، عِفْريت، جِن демон démon dæmon; ond ånd der Dämon δαίμονας demonio kuri vaim دیو؛ روح اهریمنی paholainen démon שֵׁד पिशाच demon, zloduh démon iblis djöfull, púki, illur andi demone 悪魔 악령 demonas dēmons; nelabais; ļaunais gars hantu demon demon, djevel demon demónio diavol; demon демон démon demon demon demon ปีศาจ şeytan, iblis 惡魔，魔鬼 демон, диявол بدروح ؛ آسیب ma quỷ 恶魔，魔鬼