# errand-ghost

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A spirit or spiritual messenger; an angel.
2. Any spirit or ghostly messenger.

## Etymology
From errand + ghost, a modern calque of Old English ǣrendgāst (“spiritual messenger, angel”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/errand-ghost