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ghosthunter

ghosthunter noun: a person who attempts to track down ghosts.

Noun

ghosthunter (plural ghosthunters)

  1. A person who attempts to track down ghosts.
    • They watched the two ghost-hunters run own the corridor and go crashing over the trip-wire.1971, Richard Carpenter, Catweazle and the Magic Zodiac, Harmondsworth: Puffin Books, page 119
    • His reputation as a ghosthunter grew stronger and others began contacting him for investigations and "exorcisms."1992, Blanche Barton, The secret life of a Satanist: the authorized biography of Anton LaVey

Examples of ghosthunter in a sentence

  • The most prolific and successful German horror writer of the Hefte is Helmut Rellergerd (1945-), who writes as Jason Dark about a ghosthunter named John...1999, John Clute, John Grant, The encyclopedia of fantasy:
  • The Frighteners (1996) has a ghosthunter, Frank, working with a trio of ghosts who infest premises that he then clears.2004, Tom Ruffles, Ghost images: cinema of the afterlife:
  • The last two years have certainly made me a ghosthunter, perhaps not in the intensive style exhibited by ghosthunter clubs and "professional" ghosthunters...2005, John B Kachuba, Ghosthunting Illinois:

Forms of ghosthunter

pluralghosthunters

Origin of ghosthunter

From ghost + hunter.

Questions about ghosthunter

What does ghosthunter mean?
Ghosthunter means a person who attempts to track down ghosts.
How do you use ghosthunter in a sentence?
The most prolific and successful German horror writer of the Hefte is Helmut Rellergerd (1945-), who writes as Jason Dark about a ghosthunter named John...
What part of speech is ghosthunter?
Ghosthunter is a noun.
What is the plural of ghosthunter?
The plural of ghosthunter is ghosthunters.

Words near ghosthunter in the dictionary

  1. ghostflowers
  2. ghosthood
  3. ghosthouse
  4. ghosthouses
  5. ghosthunt
  6. ghosthunter
  7. ghosthunters
  8. ghosthunting
  9. ghosthunts
  10. ghostie
  11. ghostier

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