English

Noun

ghosthunter ‎(plural ghosthunters)

1. A person who attempts to track down ghosts.
   • 1992, Blanche Barton, The secret life of a Satanist: the authorized biography of Anton LaVey

     His reputation as a ghosthunter grew stronger and others began contacting him for investigations and "exorcisms."

   • 1999, John Clute, John Grant, The encyclopedia of fantasy

     The most prolific and successful German horror writer of the Hefte is Helmut Rellergerd (1945-), who writes as Jason Dark about a ghosthunter named John...

   • 2004, Tom Ruffles, Ghost images: cinema of the afterlife

     The Frighteners (1996) has a ghosthunter, Frank, working with a trio of ghosts who infest premises that he then clears.

   • 2005, John B Kachuba, Ghosthunting Illinois

     The last two years have certainly made me a ghosthunter, perhaps not in the intensive style exhibited by ghosthunter clubs and "professional" ghosthunters...

Related terms

• ghosthunting