Bond villain

English

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Etymology

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

Noun

Bond villain (plural Bond villains)

  1. An evil mastermind who attempts to take over the world.
    • 2004 August 30, The New Yorker:
      Cheney’s turned into a James Bond villain.
    • 2023 January 25, Cem Davis tells Nick Brodrick, “A warm 'Waterloo family' welcome”, in RAIL, number 975, page 38:
      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!

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