En·e·my n.; pl. Enemies   One hostile to another; one who hates, and desires or attempts the injury of, another; a foe; an adversary; as, an enemy of or to a person; an enemy to truth, or to falsehood.
    To all good he enemy was still.   --Spenser.
    I say unto you, Love your enemies.   --Matt. v. 44.
 The enemy Mil., the hostile force. In this sense it is construed with the verb and pronoun either in the singular or the plural, but more commonly in the singular; as, we have met the enemy and he is ours or they are ours.
    It was difficult in such a country to track the enemy. It was impossible to drive him to bay.   --Macaulay.
 Syn: -- Foe; antagonist; opponent. See Adversary.