fiend /(fēnd)/

fiend

n.
  1. An implacable or malicious foe; one who is diabolically wicked or cruel; an infernal being; -- applied specifically to the devil or a demon.
    Into this wild abyss the wary fiend Stood on the brink of Hell and looked a while.
    O woman! woman! when to ill thy mind Is bent, all hell contains no fouler fiend.