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👹 Mythical monster 💰 A greedy person
wendigo

wendigo

1 9.9
A person who wants more money or things than they need
  • noun
  • /ˈwɛndɪɡoʊ/
  • Offensive
translation icon : ávaro
  • His wendigo mentality drove him to hoard money instead of using it to help others.

Examples

  • He was such a wendigo in the corporate world that he never shared his wealth with anyone.

  • It is no coincidence that in psychology, the Wendigo represents extreme hunger, extreme want.

    Until Dawn (2025)

  • Greed transformed her into a wendigo, constantly wanting more and more possessions.

Synonyms

windigo
vswendigo
  • Offensive
9.9

A person or company that takes too much and harms others

focuses on extreme desire for money or possessions without implying harm
moneygrubber
vswendigo
  • Offensive
8.6

A person who only cares about making money

is more extreme and applies to an insatiable craving for money or possessions

Antonyms

generous
79 1.2

Willing to forgive small mistakes and not be strict

selfless
72 3.2

Caring more about other people's needs than your own

How Greedy

wendigo
  • Offensive
1 9.9
moneygrubber
  • Offensive
8.6

Surface Forms

wendigo singular
wendigos plural

Etymology

Wendigo also grew into a word for a person who is never satisfied; from the same Algonquian idea of a spirit always 'hungry', it is used for someone extremely 'greedy' for money or things.