ghoul

Meanings

Plural: ghouls

Noun

• someone who takes bodies from graves and sells them for anatomical dissection
• an evil spirit or ghost
• A demon said to feed on corpses.
• A graverobber.
• A person with an undue interest in death and corpses, or more generally in things that are revolting and repulsive.
• A person with a callous or uncaring attitude to human life and suffering, particularly when prioritizing economic concerns.

Synonyms

body snatcher, graverobber

Related Words

Algol, angel, body snatcher, jann, jinn, nasnas, resurrection man, resurrectionist, shaitan