spökförare

spöke (“ghost”) +‎ förare (“driver”). Compare Dutch spookrijder and German Geisterfahrer.

• IPA^(key): [ˈspøːkˌfœ̞ːrare]

spökförare c

1. a wrong-way driver, ghost driver (one who drives in the direction opposite to that prescribed for the given lane)

   Synonym: spökbilist

   Hypernym: vansinnesförare

2. (video games) A ghost (non-interactable opponent in a racing game that follows a previously recorded route)
   • 2019 February 25, Fredrik Eriksson, “Trials Rising”, in FZ (review):

     Banorna är få och det känns sniket att matcherna spelas enfiligt där motståndet ger sig till känna i form av spökförare.

     The number of tracks is limited, and it feels stingy that the races are single-file, with the opposition only appearing as ghosts.