ghostbuster en · NOUN
Etymology
From ghost + buster, popularized by the 1984 film Ghostbusters.
Meanings
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Someone who purports to rid a place of ghosts.
The deputy mayor said maybe they could hire one of those ghostbusters to vacuum the ghosts out of the house. But someone else said ghostbusters aren't real and are only in the movies.
2026, Jeff Kinney, Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Spooky Stories 2, page 194:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ghost-buster | alternative | lexicographic | |
| ghostbusters | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| ghost buster | alternative | lexicographic |