Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun ghoul

2 senses of ghoul

Sense 1
graverobber, ghoul, body snatcher -- (someone who takes bodies from graves and sells them for anatomical dissection)
       => thief, stealer -- (a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it)

Sense 2
ghoul -- (an evil spirit or ghost)
       => evil spirit -- (a spirit tending to cause harm)