GHOST
—none. 1 supposed apparition of a dead person or animal; disembodied spirit. 2 shadow or semblance (not a ghost of a chance). 3 secondary image in a defective telescope or television picture. —verb. (often foll. By for) act as ghost-writer of (a work). ? ghostliness none. Ghostly adjective. (-ier, -iest). [old english]