goblin
Plural: goblins
Noun
- A mischievous and ugly fairy or demon, often appearing in folklore.
- (folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings
- A malevolent and grotesque diminutive humanoid, often associated with orcs or trolls.
- A hoodoo.
- Short for goblin shark
Examples
- A tiny GOBLIN seemed to hide in the Scrabble tile bag, always giving him the worst letters.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English gobelyn, from Old Northern French gobelin (compare Norman goubelin, Walloon gobelin), possibly a blend of Old Dutch *kobeholdo (“goblin”) (compare Dutch kabouter, German Kobold) and Late Latin cobalus (“mountain sprite”), from Ancient Greek κόβαλος (kóbalos, “rogue, knave; goblin”). Displaced native Old English pūca from Proto-Germanic *pūkô (“a goblin, spook”).
Synonyms
hob, hobgoblin, bog, bogey, boggard, bogle, bug-a-boo, bugbear, gnome, goblin, imp, kobold, ogre, orc, puck
Scrabble Score: 9
goblin: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordgoblin: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
goblin: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary