archenemy
Americannoun
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a chief enemy
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(often capital) the devil
Etymology
Origin of archenemy
Example Sentences
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Nor has he ever seen a great black-backed gull face to face, which keeps him on continuous guard should he find himself in close proximity with his archenemy without knowing it.
From Literature
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Inflation, for central bankers, is the archenemy and the root of all evil.
From MarketWatch
They were willing to risk igniting a whole new crisis to catch a low-level American agent and score points against their archenemies at the CIA.
From Literature
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But when he did play it, it was less about his archenemy than about L.A., a city with a new song in the canon, a definitive “Us” who were all alike in screaming it.
From Los Angeles Times
Those groups have long provided Iran with a means to challenge its regional archenemy Israel, as well as the U.S., without a direct military confrontation.
From Seattle Times
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