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haunter

haunt
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hawnt, hahnt; for 10 also hant]
    • /hɔnt, hɑnt; for 10 also hænt/
    • /ˈhɔːn.tə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hawnt, hahnt; for 10 also hant]
    • /hɔnt, hɑnt; for 10 also hænt/

Definitions of haunter word

  • verb with object haunter to visit habitually or appear to frequently as a spirit or ghost: to haunt a house; to haunt a person. 1
  • verb with object haunter to recur persistently to the consciousness of; remain with: Memories of love haunted him. 1
  • verb with object haunter to visit frequently; go to often: He haunted the galleries and bars that the artists went to. 1
  • verb with object haunter to frequent the company of; be often with: He haunted famous men, hoping to gain celebrity for himself. 1
  • verb with object haunter to disturb or distress; cause to have anxiety; trouble; worry: His youthful escapades came back to haunt him. 1
  • verb without object haunter to reappear continually as a spirit or ghost. 1

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Origin of haunter

First appearance:

before 1200
One of the 9% oldest English words
1200-50; Middle English haunten < Old French hanter to frequent, probably < Old Norse heimta to lead home, derivative of heim homewards; see home

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Parts of speech for Haunter

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

haunter popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

haunter usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for haunter

noun haunter

  • phantom — an apparition or specter.
  • apparition — An apparition is someone you see or think you see but who is not really there as a physical being.
  • spook — Informal. a ghost; specter.
  • appearance — When someone makes an appearance at a public event or in a broadcast, they take part in it.
  • visitor — a person who visits, as for reasons of friendship, business, duty, travel, or the like.

Antonyms for haunter

noun haunter

  • reality — the state or quality of being real.
  • being — Being is the present participle of be1.

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