Archvillain

//ˌɑːtʃˈvɪlən// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A supreme villain; the most evil or powerful villain.

    "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."

Synonyms

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archnemesisarchnemesis

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"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."

Etymology

From arch- (“chief, most extreme”) + villain.

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