ghoster

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English

Etymology

From ghost +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

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Noun

ghoster (plural ghosters)

  1. (slang) A ghosthunter; a paranormal investigator.
    • 2015, Maria Mayer, Crone:
      Ghosters in hopes of catching proof of the paranormal came out of hiding. They emerged from behind headstones, crawled out of bushes, and peered around large trees.
  2. (nautical) A very lightweight headsail.
  3. (nautical) A vessel that sails seemingly without wind.
  4. (slang) One who ghosts or ignores another person.
    Coordinate term: ghostee
    • 2023 March 1, Rachel Ellison, “Bad Dates Turn Out to Be Excellent on TikTok”, in The New York Times‎:
      These TikTok users are aware that one viral video is not going to fix the discontents of online dating; nor will it necessarily catapult a TikTok career (and not everyone has aspirations to pursue the life of an influencer, either). But there may be value in videos going viral, outside of making money and an opportunity to scold ghosters.

Anagrams

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English ghost.

Pronunciation

Verb

ghoster

  1. to ghost; to perform an act of ghosting

Conjugation

Conjugation of ghoster (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple ghoster
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple ghostant
/ɡɔs.tɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle ghosté
/ɡɔs.te/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present ghoste
/ɡɔst/ 		ghostes
/ɡɔst/ 		ghoste
/ɡɔst/ 		ghostons
/ɡɔs.tɔ̃/ 		ghostez
/ɡɔs.te/ 		ghostent
/ɡɔst/
imperfect ghostais
/ɡɔs.tɛ/ 		ghostais
/ɡɔs.tɛ/ 		ghostait
/ɡɔs.tɛ/ 		ghostions
/ɡɔs.tjɔ̃/ 		ghostiez
/ɡɔs.tje/ 		ghostaient
/ɡɔs.tɛ/
past historic2 ghostai
/ɡɔs.te/ 		ghostas
/ɡɔs.ta/ 		ghosta
/ɡɔs.ta/ 		ghostâmes
/ɡɔs.tam/ 		ghostâtes
/ɡɔs.tat/ 		ghostèrent
/ɡɔs.tɛʁ/
future ghosterai
/ɡɔs.tə.ʁe/ 		ghosteras
/ɡɔs.tə.ʁa/ 		ghostera
/ɡɔs.tə.ʁa/ 		ghosterons
/ɡɔs.tə.ʁɔ̃/ 		ghosterez
/ɡɔs.tə.ʁe/ 		ghosteront
/ɡɔs.tə.ʁɔ̃/
conditional ghosterais
/ɡɔs.tə.ʁɛ/ 		ghosterais
/ɡɔs.tə.ʁɛ/ 		ghosterait
/ɡɔs.tə.ʁɛ/ 		ghosterions
/ɡɔs.tə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		ghosteriez
/ɡɔs.tə.ʁje/ 		ghosteraient
/ɡɔs.tə.ʁɛ/
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present ghoste
/ɡɔst/ 		ghostes
/ɡɔst/ 		ghoste
/ɡɔst/ 		ghostions
/ɡɔs.tjɔ̃/ 		ghostiez
/ɡɔs.tje/ 		ghostent
/ɡɔst/
imperfect2 ghostasse
/ɡɔs.tas/ 		ghostasses
/ɡɔs.tas/ 		ghostât
/ɡɔs.ta/ 		ghostassions
/ɡɔs.ta.sjɔ̃/ 		ghostassiez
/ɡɔs.ta.sje/ 		ghostassent
/ɡɔs.tas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — ghoste
/ɡɔst/ 		— ghostons
/ɡɔs.tɔ̃/ 		ghostez
/ɡɔs.te/ 		—
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris , Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

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