Noun: demon dee-mun
- An evil supernatural being
"The ancient text warned of demons that could possess the weak-minded";
- devil, fiend, daemon [archaic], daimon [archaic]
- A cruel wicked and inhuman person
"The demon showed no remorse for his heinous crimes";
- monster, fiend, devil, ogre
- Someone extremely diligent or skilful
"he worked like a demon to finish the job on time"; "she's a demon at maths"
- (computing) a program that runs automatically or on a schedule without user interaction
"The print demon manages the print queue in the background";
- daemon
Derived forms: demons
Type of: actor, disagreeable person, doer, evil spirit, unpleasant person, worker
Encyclopedia: Demon, Togo