spectre
noun
[ ˈspɛktə ]
• a ghost.
• "a dread of spectres and witches affected every aspect of daily life"
Similar:
ghost,
phantom,
apparition,
spirit,
wraith,
shadow,
presence,
illusion,
bodach,
doppelgänger,
duppy,
spook,
phantasm,
shade,
revenant,
wight,
eidolon,
manes,
Origin:
early 17th century: from French spectre or Latin spectrum (see spectrum).
