: an ugly or grotesque sprite that is usually mischievous and sometimes evil and malicious
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dressed up the toddlers like goblins for Halloween
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Brown and Kountz play Luna and Marvin, a couple who moves to Evergreen Lane with a passion for goblins and ghouls that inspires the whole neighborhood to go all in.
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Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 June 2025
Stripped first of his access to the goblin court, and now of his ability to speak with the dead, Celehar nonetheless still has commitments to the living.
—Natalie Zutter
january 2, Literary Hub, 2 Jan. 2025
Lisa’s Joker is part motivational speaker, part chaos goblin.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 5 May 2025
From its protrusible jaw to its ability to hunt in every environment, the goblin shark exemplifies adaptation to the extremes.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 June 2025
Stripped first of his access to the goblin court, and now of his ability to speak with the dead, Celehar nonetheless still has commitments to the living.
—Natalie Zutter
january 2, Literary Hub, 2 Jan. 2025
Lisa’s Joker is part motivational speaker, part chaos goblin.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 5 May 2025
From its protrusible jaw to its ability to hunt in every environment, the goblin shark exemplifies adaptation to the extremes.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for goblin
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“Goblin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goblin. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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goblin
noun
gob·lin
ˈgäb-lən 
: an ugly, evil, or mischievous elf
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