boggart.
Alternative spelling of boggard (A bogey, a ghost)
Meaning & usage
Alternative spelling of boggard (A bogey, a ghost)
A shapeshifting monster that feeds on fear.
Where this word comes from
Variant of boggard, recorded since 18th century. As a monster that feeds on fear, coined by British novelist J. K. Rowling in 1999 in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.
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