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Folklore Fiend

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noun

• a cruel wicked and inhuman person

• (folklore) a giant who likes to eat human beings

36%5 A demon or evil spirit in mythology or folklore
noun

• a cruel wicked and inhuman person

• an evil supernatural being

• a person motivated by irrational enthusiasm (as for a cause)

29%10 Diabolic fiend
noun

• an evil spirit

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