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!

  2. They're nothing but ghouls.

  3. A ghoul haunts this basement.

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

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

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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