ghoster

From ghost +‎ -er.

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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

   • 2019 March 11, Vinita Mehta, “The Anatomy of Ghosting”, in Psychology Today‎^[1], archived from the original on 9 December 2025:

     Now, a new study led by Leah LeFebvre of the University of Alabama sought to shed scientific light on this phenomenon, to help demystify why and how ghosters choose to end a relationship in this manner, and how ghostees experience this method of relationship dissolution. […] They probed participants’ experiences with ghosting from the perspective of both the ghoster and the ghostee.

   • 2023 March 1, Rachel Ellison, “Bad Dates Turn Out to Be Excellent on TikTok”, in The New York Times‎^[2], archived from the original on 16 March 2023:

     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.

• Grothes, ethrogs

Borrowed from English ghost.

• IPA^(key): /ɡɔs.te/

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ghoster

1. to ghost; to perform an act of ghosting

• “ghoster”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012