ɡəust n. & v. --n. 1
the supposed
apparition of a
dead person or
animal; a disembodied
spirit. 2 a
shadow or mere
semblance (not a ghost of a chance). 3 an emaciated or pale person. 4 a
secondary or duplicated
image produced by
defective television reception or by a
telescope. 5
archaic a spirit or
soul. --v. 1 intr. (often foll. by for)
act as ghost-writer. 2 tr. act as ghost-writer of (a work). øghost
town a deserted town
with few or no remaining inhabitants. ghost-write v.tr. & intr. act as ghost-writer (of). ghost-writer a person
who writes on
behalf of the credited
author of a
work. øøghostlike adj. [OE gast f. WG: ghoccurs
first in Caxton, prob. infl. by Flem. gheest]