Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ghostbuster

/ɡˈoʊstbˌʌstɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.94 in modern English

Syllables: ghost-buster
IPA: /ɡˈoʊstbˌʌstɚ/

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone who purports to rid a place of ghosts.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

From ghost + buster, popularized by the 1984 film Ghostbusters.

Inflected Forms

ghostbusters (plural) ghost buster (alternative) ghost-buster (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

exorcist

Questions

How do you pronounce ghostbuster?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɡˈoʊstbˌʌstɚ/.
What does ghostbuster mean?: Someone who purports to rid a place of ghosts.
Where does ghostbuster come from?: From ghost + buster, popularized by the 1984 film Ghostbusters.

How to pronounce ghostbuster

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