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Plural of goblin

regular plural

The plural of goblin is goblins.

Forms of goblin

Singulargoblin /ˈɡɒb.lɪn/
Pluralgoblins
Countablecountable

Goblins in a sentence

  • At last the goblins had a chance to rid themselves of one of the troublesome defenders, and two goblin warriors snatched the opportunity.2006, Charlotte Bishop, Norty: The Chosen Ones, page 187
  • I shall send another entourage of goblins back here to Desput with the goblins’ new ally the Pixy!2010, D. S. Macleod, The Middle Times: Rise of the Goblin King, page 229
  • He told fantastic stories of dragons and goblins.From the entry fantastic
  • A malignity of goblins chattered loudly, some of them standing on their table.2022, JT Lawrence, The Haunted Portal (Cursebreaker; 2), Muonic Press Inc, →ISBN. From the entry malignity
  • They were trying to learn how to manipulate the goblins’ powers and use them for their own.2016, Tamara Grantham, Spellweaver (Olive Kennedy, Fairy World MD; 2), [The Colony, Tex.]: Crimson Tree Publishing, →ISBN, page 259. From the entry potionmaker

Meaning of goblin

  1. noun Traditionally, a supernatural being of folklore, typically small and grotesque or misshapen, that commonly haunts dark places, often mischievous or malevolent; a type of evil elf, sprite, or demon.
  2. noun In later fantasy literature, an evil and grotesquely ugly humanoid, typically powerful and warlike, often associated with orcs and trolls.
  3. noun A hoodoo.

Full definition of goblin

Questions about the plural of goblin

What is the plural of goblin?
The plural of goblin is goblins.
Is goblin countable?
Goblin is a countable noun.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: goblin (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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