wraith
noun
[ reɪθ ]
• a ghost or ghostlike image of someone, especially one seen shortly before or after their death.
Similar:
ghost,
spectre,
spirit,
phantom,
apparition,
manifestation,
vision,
shadow,
presence,
poltergeist,
supernatural being,
bodach,
duppy,
spook,
shade,
visitant,
revenant,
phantasm,
wight,
eidolon,
manes,
lemures,
Origin:
early 16th century (originally Scots): of unknown origin.
