GOBLIN


Meaning of GOBLIN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈgäb-lən ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English gobelin, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin gobelinus, ultimately from Greek kobalos rogue

Date: 14th century

: an ugly or grotesque sprite that is usually mischievous and sometimes evil and malicious

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.