ghoul

Noun

Meaning

An imaginary evil being among Eastern nations, which was supposed to feed upon human bodies.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

fiend monster demon body snatcher graverobber grave robber phantom lamia antichrist satan genie chimera goblin incubus harpy
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Antonyms

god angel lord almighty father deity
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Hypernyms

thief stealer evil spirit

Related terms

angel jinn shaitan algol jann body snatcher

Anagrams

lough

Examples

If I were a writer, how I would enjoy being told the novel is dead. How liberating to work in the margins, outside a central perception. You are the ghoul of literature. Lovely. Don DeLillo

I am not yet born; O hear me. Let not the bloodsucking bat or the rat or the stoat or the clubfooted ghoul come near me. Louis MacNeice

Love is mutually feeding each other, not one living on another like a ghoul. Bessie Head

I do love horror movies, but I'm not the kind of guy who would dress up as a ghoul for Halloween. I might go as a member of the Blue Man Group. Christopher Mintz-Plasse

Craig (2009), p. 217-241 The Black Ghoul then introduces the second dancer of the night, a street walker in life. Source: Internet

Craig (2009), p. 217-241 Later, the Black Ghoul exhibits a fascination with Shirley and scratches a mark on her. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Ghotki ghotul Ghotuo ghoulery ghoulie ghoulie ghoul