ghoul

Questions about ghoul

What does ghoul mean?

ghoul means "someone who takes bodies from graves and sells them for anatomical dissection". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in ghoul?

ghoul has 1 syllable: ghoul. In IPA it is /ˈɡul/.

What is another word for ghoul?

Close synonyms include graverobber, body snatcher. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is ghoul a common word?

ghoul is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.