phantom
A ghost or apparition.
Other meanings
Something apparently seen, heard, or sensed, but having no physical reality; an image that appears only in the mind; an illusion or delusion.
A placeholder for a pair of players when there are an odd number of pairs playing.
Related words
- phantogram
- phantomic
- phantomish
- phantomism
- phantomist
- phantomization
- phantomize
- phantomlike
- phantomry
- phantomship
- phantomy
- quintom
Word history
From Ancient Greek "φάντασμα" (phantasm, an appearance, image, apparition, specter).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “phantom” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.