v. & n.
v. 1 tr. (of a ghost) visit (a place) regularly, usu. reputedly giving signs of its presence. 2 tr. (of a person or animal) frequent or be persistently in (a place). 3 tr. (of a memory etc.) be persistently in the mind of. 4 intr. (foll. by with, in) stay habitually.
n. 1 (often in pl.) a place frequented by a person. 2 a place frequented by animals, esp. for food and drink. haunter n.
[ ME f. OF hanter f. Gmc ]