noun
boggart
Boggart (noun) means a shapeshifting monster that feeds on fear.
noun
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A shapeshifting monster that feeds on fear.
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Etymology
Variant of boggard, recorded since 18th century. As a monster that feeds on fear, coined by British novelist J. K. Rowling in 1999 in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.
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"boggart" (noun) means a shapeshifting monster that feeds on fear.