Voldemort

English

Etymology

From the evil wizard Lord Voldemort in the Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling, whose name in turn derives from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French vol de mort ("flight of death").

Noun

Voldemort (plural Voldemorts)

1. An evil, harmful, or widely feared person or thing.
   • 2012, G. M. Malliet, A Fatal Winter, Constable & Robinson (2012), →ISBN, unnumbered page:

     […] Oscar has been called the Voldemort of Fleet Street by both friends and enemies. He was apparently ruthless in all his business dealings.'

   • 2012, B. J. Mendelson, Social Media Is Bullshit, St. Martin's Press (2012), →ISBN, unnumbered page:

     If you asked me to identify a Voldemort in the myth of “social media,” it would be these people, and not guys like Gary Vaynerchuk.

   • 2013, Robert H. Lustig, Heather Millar, & Cindy Gershen, The Fat Chance Cookbook: More Than 100 Recipes Ready in Under 30 Minutes to Help You Lose the Sugar and the Weight, Hudson Street Press (2013), →ISBN, unnumbered page:

     Fructose is the Voldemort of the metabolic syndrome pandemic: stealthy, ever-present, and bad for the common good.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Voldemort.

Derived terms

• Voldemortesque
• Voldemortian
• Voldemortish
• Voldy