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envier

American  
[en-vee-er] / ˈɛn vi ər /

noun

  1. a person who feels envy.


Etymology

Origin of envier

First recorded in 1500–10; envy + -er 1

Example Sentences

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But yesterday, in gladness, one dwelling held us both; We saw the      enviers napping, all heedless of their prey.

From Project Gutenberg

Quoth the envier, 'I have journeyed hither on purpose to tell thee a piece of good news.

From Project Gutenberg

So she sang the following verses to a lively air: By him whose hand possesses the reins of my affair, On passion's      score, I swear it, my enviers I'll dare.

From Project Gutenberg

"O Afrit," rejoined I, "it would best become thee to pardon me, even as the envied pardoned the envier."

From Project Gutenberg