Meanings
nounghostbuster (plural ghostbusters)
plural ghostbusters · alternative ghost buster · alternative ghost-buster
- Someone who purports to rid a place of ghosts.
The deputy mayor said maybe they could hire one of those ghostbusters to vacuum the ghosts out of the house. But someone else said ghostbusters aren't real and are only in the movies.
2026, Jeff Kinney, Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Spooky Stories 2, page 194
Origin
From ghost + buster, popularized by the 1984 film Ghostbusters.
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APA
ghostbuster. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ghostbuster
MLA
“ghostbuster.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ghostbuster. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ghostbuster,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ghostbuster.
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