noun
- a person whose job is to find and remove ghosts or deal with hauntings
- a person who exposes or eliminates something unwanted or problematic
Usage: informal; often used in fiction and entertainment
Usage: informal; figurative use
Examples
- The ghostbuster arrived at the old mansion with special equipment to investigate the strange noises.
- In the movie, the ghostbusters work together to catch supernatural creatures.
- She became a ghostbuster after studying paranormal activity in college.
- The company hired a ghostbuster to solve the mysterious technical glitches in their system.
- Local ghostbusters claim they have evidence of a haunting in the abandoned hospital.
- He joked that he needed a ghostbuster to deal with all the outdated software bugs.