Noun: Old Nick
Usage: informal
Usage: informal
- (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
"Medieval art often depicted Old Nick with horns and a pitchfork";
- Satan, Devil, Lucifer, Beelzebub, the Tempter, Prince of Darkness, archfiend [literary]
Type of: spiritual being, supernatural being
Encyclopedia: Old Nick