"ghoster" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-ghoster.wav Forms: ghosters [plural]
Etymology: From ghost + -er. Etymology templates: {{af|en|ghost|-er|id2=agent noun}} ghost + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} ghoster (plural ghosters)
  1. (slang) A ghosthunter; a paranormal investigator. Tags: slang Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-ghoster-en-noun-WcvoiQUE Disambiguation of People: 34 41 0 25 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 38 3 24 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 34 39 4 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 31 32 4 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 34 3 31
  2. (nautical) A very lightweight headsail. Categories (topical): Nautical, People
    Sense id: en-ghoster-en-noun-xha20kaI Disambiguation of People: 34 41 0 25 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 38 3 24 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 34 39 4 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 31 32 4 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 34 3 31 Topics: nautical, transport
  3. (nautical) A vessel that sails seemingly without wind. Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-ghoster-en-noun-TD8A~vsZ Topics: nautical, transport
  4. (slang) One who ghosts or ignores another person. Tags: slang Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-ghoster-en-noun-u0Gv0sBP Disambiguation of People: 34 41 0 25 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 38 3 24 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 34 39 4 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 31 32 4 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 34 3 31

Verb [French]

IPA: /ɡɔs.te/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-ghoster.wav
Etymology: Borrowed from English ghost. Etymology templates: {{bor+|fr|en|ghost}} Borrowed from English ghost Head templates: {{fr-verb}} ghoster Inflection templates: {{fr-conj-auto}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], ghoster [infinitive], avoir + past participle [infinitive, multiword-construction], ghostant [gerund, participle, present], ayant + past participle [gerund, multiword-construction, participle, present], ghosté [participle, past], ghoste [first-person, indicative, present, singular], ghostes [indicative, present, second-person, singular], ghoste [indicative, present, singular, third-person], ghostons [first-person, indicative, plural, present], ghostez [indicative, plural, present, second-person], ghostent [indicative, plural, present, third-person], ghostais [first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular], ghostais [imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular], ghostait [imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person], ghostions [first-person, imperfect, indicative, plural], ghostiez [imperfect, indicative, plural, second-person], ghostaient [imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person], ghostai [first-person, historic, indicative, past, singular], ghostas [historic, indicative, past, second-person, singular], ghosta [historic, indicative, past, singular, third-person], ghostâmes [first-person, historic, indicative, past, plural], ghostâtes [historic, indicative, past, plural, second-person], ghostèrent [historic, indicative, past, plural, third-person], ghosterai [first-person, future, indicative, singular], ghosteras [future, indicative, second-person, singular], ghostera [future, indicative, singular, third-person], ghosterons [first-person, future, indicative, plural], ghosterez [future, indicative, plural, second-person], ghosteront [future, indicative, plural, third-person], ghosterais [conditional, first-person, singular], ghosterais [conditional, second-person, singular], ghosterait [conditional, singular, third-person], ghosterions [conditional, first-person, plural], ghosteriez [conditional, plural, second-person], ghosteraient [conditional, plural, third-person], present indicative of avoir + past participle [indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, present], imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle [indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect], past historic of avoir + past participle [anterior, indicative, multiword-construction, past], future of avoir + past participle [future, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect], conditional of avoir + past participle [conditional, multiword-construction, perfect], ghoste [first-person, present, singular, subjunctive], ghostes [present, second-person, singular, subjunctive], ghoste [present, singular, subjunctive, third-person], ghostions [first-person, plural, present, subjunctive], ghostiez [plural, present, second-person, subjunctive], ghostent [plural, present, subjunctive, third-person], ghostasse [first-person, imperfect, singular, subjunctive], ghostasses [imperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive], ghostât [imperfect, singular, subjunctive, third-person], ghostassions [first-person, imperfect, plural, subjunctive], ghostassiez [imperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive], ghostassent [imperfect, plural, subjunctive, third-person], present subjunctive of avoir + past participle [multiword-construction, past, subjunctive], imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle [multiword-construction, pluperfect, subjunctive], ghoste [imperative, second-person, singular], ghostons [first-person, imperative, plural], ghostez [imperative, plural, second-person], simple imperative of avoir + past participle [imperative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular], simple imperative of avoir + past participle [first-person, imperative, multiword-construction, plural], simple imperative of avoir + past participle [imperative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person]
  1. to ghost; to perform an act of ghosting

Inflected forms

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        "subjunctive"
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    {
      "form": "ghostassions",
      "ipa": "/ɡɔs.ta.sjɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ghostassiez",
      "ipa": "/ɡɔs.ta.sje/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "second-person",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ghostassent",
      "ipa": "/ɡɔs.tas/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperfect",
        "plural",
        "subjunctive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "present subjunctive of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "multiword-construction",
        "past",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "multiword-construction",
        "pluperfect",
        "subjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ghoste",
      "ipa": "/ɡɔst/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ghostons",
      "ipa": "/ɡɔs.tɔ̃/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ghostez",
      "ipa": "/ɡɔs.te/",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "simple imperative of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "simple imperative of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "imperative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "simple imperative of avoir + past participle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "multiword-construction",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "ghoster",
      "name": "fr-verb"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
      "name": "fr-conj-auto"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "verb",
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      "categories": [
        "French 2-syllable words",
        "French entries with incorrect language header",
        "French first group verbs",
        "French lemmas",
        "French terms borrowed from English",
        "French terms derived from English",
        "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "French verbs",
        "French verbs with conjugation -er",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to ghost; to perform an act of ghosting"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ghost",
          "ghost"
        ],
        [
          "perform",
          "perform"
        ],
        [
          "act",
          "act"
        ],
        [
          "ghosting",
          "ghosting"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡɔs.te/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-ghoster.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/f0/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-LoquaxFR-ghoster.wav/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-LoquaxFR-ghoster.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/f0/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-LoquaxFR-ghoster.wav/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-LoquaxFR-ghoster.wav.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ghoster"
}

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