envier

American  

[en-vee-er] / ˈɛn vi ər /

noun

1. a person who feels envy.

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Etymology

Origin of envier

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

Example Sentences

Then, said the envier, order the Faḳeers to retire to their cells, for the information that I am about to give thee I would have no one overhear.

From The Thousand and One Nights, Vol. I. Commonly Called the Arabian Nights' Entertainments by Anonymous

Abide he bade him: nor was need To bid when Balen wheeled his steed Fiercely, less fain by word than deed To bid his envier evil speed,    And cried, “What wilt thou with me?”

From The Tale of Balen by Swinburne, Algernon Charles

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

From The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume I by Payne, John

Ah, and is it then true that there is no friendship for me; must every friend be an envier or else a lover?

From Marie Antoinette and Her Son by Mühlbach, L. (Luise)

The poem concludes with a dedication to Jaufre Rudel— Lo vers e�l son vueill envier A'n Jaufre Rudel outra mar.

From The Troubadours by Chaytor, H.J.