Bond villain

noun

An evil genius, usually of significant power and means, who attempts to take over (or destroy) the world.

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Meanings

nounBond villain (plural Bond villains)

plural Bond villains · alternative James Bond villain

  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
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    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

Origin

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

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APA

Bond villain. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bond%20villain

MLA

“Bond villain.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bond%20villain. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bond villain,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bond%20villain.

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