Meaning

4 senses
  1. A demon said to feed on corpses.

    Ghul

    гульgulʹ, вурдала́кvurdalák, вампи́рvampír

    гульhulʹ

  2. A graverobber.

    Grabräuber

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

  4. (colloquial, derogatory)A person with a callous or uncaring attitude to human life and suffering, particularly when prioritizing economic concerns.

More definitions
  • an evil spirit or ghost
  • someone who takes bodies from graves and sells them for anatomical dissection

Examples

5 sentences
  1. He's only been dead an hour, and you ghouls are already discussing the inheritance!

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  2. They're nothing but ghouls.

  3. A ghoul haunts this basement.

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  4. If you go to the cemetery at midnight, they say you can still hear the ghoul's shriek.

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  5. Wake up! The Great Ghoul Duel is about to begin!

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
a spirit said to feed on corpses:
Русский
By meaning 1
a spirit said to feed on corpses:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
a spirit said to feed on corpses:
a graverobber:

Origin

Borrowed from French goule, from Persian غول (ġul) from Arabic غُول (ḡūl).

Borrowed from French goule, from Persian غول (ġul) from Arabic غُول (ḡūl).

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Forms

plural: ghouls
Singularghoul
Pluralghouls

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

17 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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