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Nazgul.

An evil force which heedlessly destroys everything in its path, and appears like a horseman dressed all in black.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈnæzɡul/Canada, US
  1. An evil force which heedlessly destroys everything in its path, and appears like a horseman dressed all in black.

Where this word comes from

From nazgûl (“ringwraith”) in J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional language Black Speech, a compound of nazg (“ring”) and gûl (“wraith; evil spirit”). Tolkien thought it “probable” that the former term nazg was “actually derived from” Irish nasc (“link, bond”), though not borrowed consciously. For the latter term gûl compare ghoul.

noun/ˈnæzɡul/Canada, US
  1. A type of demonic or undead creature.

Where this word comes from

From nazgûl (“ringwraith”) in J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional language Black Speech, a compound of nazg (“ring”) and gûl (“wraith; evil spirit”). Tolkien thought it “probable” that the former term nazg was “actually derived from” Irish nasc (“link, bond”), though not borrowed consciously. For the latter term gûl compare ghoul.

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