ghost meaning and definition

GHOST noun

Definition of ghost (noun)

1. a mental representation of some haunting experience
   • "he looked like he had seen a ghost"; "it aroused specters from his past"
   • synonyms: shade, specter, spectre, spook, wraith
2. a writer who gives the credit of authorship to someone else
   • synonyms: ghostwriter
3. the visible disembodied soul of a dead person
4. a suggestion of some quality
   • "there was a touch of sarcasm in his tone"; "he detected a ghost of a smile on her face"
   • synonyms: touch, trace

GHOST verb

Definition of ghost (verb)

1. move like a ghost
   • "The masked men ghosted across the moonlit yard"
2. haunt like a ghost; pursue
   • "Fear of illness haunts her"
   • synonyms: haunt, obsess
3. write for someone else
   • "How many books have you ghostwritten so far?"
   • synonyms: ghostwrite