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ghoul

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As a noun, ghoul means a demon said to feed on corpses.

Meanings of ghoul

6 meanings

noun

  1. mythologyarabic demonologyA demon said to feed on corpses.

  2. A graverobber.

  3. A person with an undue interest in death and corpses, or more generally in things that are revolting and repulsive.

  4. derogatoryslangA person with a callous or uncaring attitude to human life and suffering, particularly when prioritizing economic concerns.

  5. Someone who takes bodies from graves and sells them for anatomical dissectionperson

    Similar: graverobber, body snatcher

  6. An evil spirit or ghostperson

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

noun: someone who takes bodies from graves and sells them for a…
graverobberbody snatcher

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