Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗noun
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryA demon said to feed on corpses. · A graverobber. · A person with an undue interest in death and corpses, or more generally in things that are revolting and repulsive. · A person with a callous or uncaring attitude to human life and suffering, particularly when prioritizing economic concerns.
Borrowed from French goule, from Persian غول (ġul) from Arabic غُول (ḡūl).
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