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GHOUL

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

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)

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

body snatcher; ghoul; graverobber

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

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)

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