"dementor" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /dɪˈmɛntə/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-dementor.wav Forms: dementors [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛntə(ɹ) Etymology: From dement + -or. Repopularized by the Harry Potter series. Etymology templates: {{af|en|dement|-or}} dement + -or Head templates: {{en-noun}} dementor (plural dementors)
  1. An evil and fearsome creature. Wikipedia link: Harry Potter Categories (topical): Harry Potter Translations (An evil and fearsome creature): 摄魂怪 (shèhúnguài) (Chinese Mandarin), mozkomor [masculine] (Czech), ankeuttaja (Finnish), dementor (Hungarian), dementador [masculine] (Portuguese)

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