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

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.

This woman is not so ill as she doth make believe, but practiseth deceit upon thee and I ween that some enemy or envier hath plotted a plot against me and thee.

From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 13 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

And Sahwah the Sunfish, the lover of maiden bravery, the envier of heroines, was the greatest of them all, and knew it not.

From The Camp Fire Girls in the Maine Woods Or, The Winnebagos Go Camping by Frey, Hildegard G. (Hildegard Gertrude)

P: And from the evil of the envier when he envieth.

From Three Translations of The Koran (Al-Qur'an) side by side by Ali, Abdullah Yusuf

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