: 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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This simple act of kindness helps spread the Halloween spirit to all the little goblins and ghosts.
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Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Sep. 2025
Leigh Gill is set to play Griphook, after his brief appearance as another goblin, Red, in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2025
The goblin banker will instead be played by Leigh Gill.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 1 Sep. 2025
At their largest, Orchestina goblin spiders are about one-tenth of an inch long — smaller than a grain of rice.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2025
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Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Sep. 2025
Leigh Gill is set to play Griphook, after his brief appearance as another goblin, Red, in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2025
The goblin banker will instead be played by Leigh Gill.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 1 Sep. 2025
At their largest, Orchestina goblin spiders are about one-tenth of an inch long — smaller than a grain of rice.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2025
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 13 Sep. 2025.
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goblin
noun
gob·lin
ˈgäb-lən 
: an ugly, evil, or mischievous elf
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