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ghoul.

A demon said to feed on corpses.

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɡuːl//ɡʊəl//ɡʉw(ə)l/British, Southern, Standard/ɡʉl/Northern-Ireland, Scotland
  1. A demon said to feed on corpses.

  2. A graverobber.

  3. A person with an undue interest in death and corpses, or more generally in things that are revolting and repulsive.

  4. A person with a callous or uncaring attitude to human life and suffering, particularly when prioritizing economic concerns.

    colloquial · derogatory
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French goule, from Persian غول (ġul) from Arabic غُول (ḡūl).

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