Ah, "daemon" is a term from the world of computing, not a person. It refers to a background process that runs on your computer or server.

In the context of Bitcoin, bitcoind can run as a daemon. It's doing all its Bitcoin network stuff in the background - managing transactions, blocks and so on without needing your direct input.

Basically, it's like having a helpful little spirit in your machine keeping things ticking over while you're off doing other things!