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Bond villain

Bond villain noun: an evil genius, usually of significant power and means, who attempts to take over (or destroy) the world.

Noun

Bond villain (plural Bond villains)

  1. An evil genius, usually of significant power and means, who attempts to take over (or destroy) the world.
    • Cheney’s turned into a James Bond villain.2004 August 30, The New Yorker
    • One hundred NR employees come under his authority. "Doing some of the frontline roles has enabled me to understand more around my own decision-making and how it affects the frontline. I say to people I'm not this Bond villain, sitting upstairs, stroking a cat!2023 January 25, Cem Davis tells Nick Brodrick, “A warm 'Waterloo family' welcome”, in RAIL, number 975, page 38

Forms of Bond villain

pluralBond villains
alternative formJames Bond villain

Origin of Bond villain

From Bond + villain. A reference to the typical villains of James Bond movies.

Questions about Bond villain

What does Bond villain mean?
Bond villain means an evil genius, usually of significant power and means, who attempts to take over (or destroy) the world.
What part of speech is Bond villain?
Bond villain is a noun.
What is the plural of Bond villain?
The plural of Bond villain is Bond villains.

Words near Bond villain in the dictionary

  1. bond premiums
  2. bond service
  3. bond timber
  4. bond timbers
  5. bond vigilante
  6. Bond villain
  7. Bond villains
  8. Bond-like
  9. bondabilities
  10. bondability
  11. bondable

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