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GHOUL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ghoul mean? 

GHOUL (noun)
  The noun GHOUL has 2 senses:

1. someone who takes bodies from graves and sells them for anatomical dissectionplay

2. an evil spirit or ghostplay

  Familiarity information: GHOUL used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


GHOUL (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone who takes bodies from graves and sells them for anatomical dissection

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

body snatcher; ghoul; graverobber

Hypernyms ("ghoul" is a kind of...):

stealer; thief (a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it)


Sense 2

Meaning:

An evil spirit or ghost

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("ghoul" is a kind of...):

evil spirit (a spirit tending to cause harm)


 Context examples 


Do you suppose I eat like an ogre or a ghoul, that you dread being the companion of my repast?

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)



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