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evildoer

noun

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Pronunciation: /ˈiːvəlˌduːə/ / /ˈivəlˌduːɚ/

noun

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

  1. 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."