Dictionary
spec•ter
Pronunciation: (spek'tur), [key]—
n.
1. a visible incorporeal spirit, esp. one of a terrifying nature; ghost; phantom; apparition.
2. some object or source of terror or dread:
the specter of disease or famine. Also, esp. Brit.,spectre.Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.