zombie
noun /ˈzɒmbi/
/ˈzɑːmbi/
- (in some African and Caribbean religions and in horror stories) a dead body that has been made alive again by magic
- (informal) a person who seems only partly alive, without any feeling or interest in what is happening
Word Originearly 19th cent.: of West African origin; compare with Kikongo (a language spoken in central Africa) zumbi ‘fetish’.