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English
Etymology
From arch- (“chief, most extreme”) + villain.
Noun
archvillain (plural archvillains)
- (chiefly narratology) A supreme villain; the most evil or powerful villain.
2009 January 6, Clyde Haberman, “We Know About the Mess. Please, Clean Up Carefully.”, in New York Times: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.
Translations
a supreme villain; the most evil or powerful villain