hellhound

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun a very evil man
noun (Greek mythology) the three-headed dog guarding the entrance to Hades; son of Typhon

From Middle English helle hound; equivalent to hell + hound.

“They've got her, that hellhound Woodley and the blackguard parson. — The Return of Sherlock Holmes, Arthur Conan Doyle
What mysterious enemy pursued him, or rather pursued the monarchy like a hellhound? — The Hero of the People: A Historical Romance of Love, Liberty and Loyalty, Alexandre Dumas
Look, here is the cudgel which Diogenes, in his last will, ordained to be set by him after his death, for beating away, crushing the reins, and breaking the backs of these bustuary hobgoblins and Cerberian hellhounds. — Gargantua and Pantagruel, François Rabelais

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