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demon noun [ ˈdiːmən ]

• an evil spirit or devil, especially one thought to possess a person or act as a tormentor in hell.
• "he was possessed by an evil demon"
Similar: devil, fiend, evil spirit, fallen angel, cacodemon, incubus, succubus, hellhound, afreet, rakshasa,
Opposite: angel,
• a forceful or skilful performer of a specified activity.
• "a friend of mine is a demon cook"
Similar: genius, wizard, expert, master, adept, virtuoso, maestro, past master, marvel, prodigy, star, wunderkind, hotshot, wiz, whizz, whizz-kid, buff, ninja, old hand, pro, ace, something else, something to shout about, something to write home about, dab hand, maven, crackerjack, proficient,
Opposite: amateur,
• another term for daemon1 (sense 1).
Origin: Middle English: from medieval Latin, from Latin daemon, from Greek daimōn ‘deity, genius’; in demon1 (sense 1) also from Latin daemonium ‘lesser or evil spirit’, from Greek daemonion, diminutive of daimōn .

demon noun

• variant spelling of daemon2.

demon noun

• a police officer.
Origin: late 19th century: perhaps from Van Diemen 's Land, an early name for Tasmania, or based on dee (slang term for detective ) + man.

daemon noun

• a background process that handles requests for services such as print spooling and file transfers, and is dormant when not required.
Origin: 1970s: perhaps from d(isk) a(nd) e(xecution) mon(itor) or from de(vice) mon(itor), or a transferred use of demon1.

like a demon

• in a very forceful, fierce, or skilful way.
"he worked like a demon"



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