ghost huntern.

Brit.

/ˈɡəʊst ˌhʌntə/, U.S.

/ˈɡoʊst ˌ(h)ən(t)ər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ghost n., hunter n.

Etymology: < ghost n. + hunter n. Compare slightly earlier ghost-hunting n.

A person who searches for ghosts, poltergeists, etc.; a person who investigates supposed paranormal activity.

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1796 Eloise de Montblanc II. iii. 101 Lady Castle Fern turned pale; Eloise trembled with fear and astonishment; and a spectator would have thought them the ghosts instead of the ghost hunters.

1894 A. Lang Cock Lane 234 Wodrow, a great ghost-hunter.

1962 Daily Mail 22 Nov. 6/4 Ghost-hunter Tony Cornell.., back from talks with Russian scientists in Moscow and Leningrad, said yesterday: ‘The Russians are absolutely convinced that ghosts don't exist’.

2014 in T. Gevinson Rookie Yearbk. 2 119/3 Many ghost hunters will tell you not to use a Ouija board to make contact, because you're opening a door to a psychic plane, and you don't know what's going to come through.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ghost hunter
释义	ghost huntern. Brit. /ˈɡəʊst ˌhʌntə/, U.S. /ˈɡoʊst ˌ(h)ən(t)ər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ghost n., hunter n. Etymology: < ghost n. + hunter n. Compare slightly earlier ghost-hunting n. A person who searches for ghosts, poltergeists, etc.; a person who investigates supposed paranormal activity. ΚΠ 1796 Eloise de Montblanc II. iii. 101 Lady Castle Fern turned pale; Eloise trembled with fear and astonishment; and a spectator would have thought them the ghosts instead of the ghost hunters. 1894 A. Lang Cock Lane 234 Wodrow, a great ghost-hunter. 1962 Daily Mail 22 Nov. 6/4 Ghost-hunter Tony Cornell.., back from talks with Russian scientists in Moscow and Leningrad, said yesterday: ‘The Russians are absolutely convinced that ghosts don't exist’. 2014 in T. Gevinson Rookie Yearbk. 2 119/3 Many ghost hunters will tell you not to use a Ouija board to make contact, because you're opening a door to a psychic plane, and you don't know what's going to come through. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1796
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