Definition of specter Specter
/spɛˈktɚ/ - [spekter] - spec•ter
We found 5 definitions of specter from 4 different sources.
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British English
spectre - /spˈɛktɐ/
American English
specter - /spɛˈktɚ/
What does specter mean?
WordNet
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| specter - a mental representation of some haunting experience; "he looked like he had seen a ghost"; "it aroused specters from his past" | ||
| ghost, shade, spook, wraith, spectre | ||
| fantasm, phantasm, phantasma, phantom, apparition, shadow an act of appearing or becoming visible unexpectedly; "natives were amazed at the apparition of this white stranger" | ||
| specter - a ghostly appearing figure; "we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us" | ||
| apparition, phantom, phantasm, phantasma, fantasm, spectre | ||
| disembodied spirit, spirit a fundamental emotional and activating principle determining one's character | ||
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Wiktionary 
- specter (Noun)
A ghostly apparition.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- specter (n.)
Alt. of Spectre
Part of speech
🔤- specter, noun, singular of specters.
