A villain (masculine), or villainess (feminine), also bad guy, baddy or baddie (sometimes known as a "black hat"), [1] is a stock character, whether based on a historical narrative or one of literary fiction.

VILLAIN definition: a cruelly malicious person who is involved in or devoted to wickedness or crime; scoundrel. See examples of villain used in a sentence.

VILLAIN definition: 1. a bad person who harms other people or breaks the law: 2. a criminal: 3. a character in a…. Learn more.

A villain is someone who deliberately harms other people or breaks the law in order to get what he or she wants.

Jan 11, 2016 · A villain is a bad person — real or made up. In books, movies, current events, or history, the villain is the character who does mean, evil things on purpose.

villain (ˈvɪlən) n 1. a wicked or malevolent person 2. (in a novel, play, film, etc) the main evil character and antagonist to the hero

5 days ago · Noun villain (plural villains) (Can we clean up (+) this sense?) A vile, wicked person.

Definition of villain noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. the main bad character in a story, play, etc. He often plays the part of the villain. He doesn't fit the standard stereotype of a movie …

Villain definition: A wicked or evil person; a scoundrel.

villain, n. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary