SPECTER


Meaning of SPECTER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

or spec·tre ˈspek-tər

Etymology: French spectre, from Latin spectrum appearance, specter, from specere to look, look at — more at spy

Date: 1605

1. : a visible disembodied spirit : ghost

2. : something that haunts or perturbs the mind : phantasm

the specter of hunger

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