archvillain

English

Alternative forms

• arch-villain

Etymology

arch- +‎ villain

Noun

archvillain (plural archvillains)

1. A supreme villain; the most evil or powerful villain
   • 2009 January 6, Clyde Haberman, “We Know About the Mess. Please, Clean Up Carefully.”:

     Madoff is the season's archvillain, accused of having run a Ponzi scheme so vast that future generations may well describe similar swindles as Madoff schemes.

Related terms

• supervillain