lycanthrope

[ lahy-kuhn-throhp, lahy-kan-throhp ]

noun

1. a person affected with lycanthropy.
2. a werewolf or alien spirit in the physical form of a bloodthirsty wolf.

lycanthrope

/ ˈlaɪkənˌθrəʊp; laɪˈkænθrəʊp /

noun

1. a werewolf
2. psychiatry a person who believes that he is a wolf

Word History and Origins

Origin of lycanthrope¹

1615–25; < Greek lykánthrōpos wolf-man, equivalent to lýk ( os ) wolf + ánthrōpos man

Word History and Origins

Origin of lycanthrope¹

C17: via New Latin, from Greek lukanthrōpos, from lukos wolf + anthrōpos man

Example Sentences

A sometimes-friendly lycanthrope, Russell joined up with other Marvel horror characters to form the Legion of Monsters appearing in various comics on and off since 1976 to fight evil.

From Salon

Whether a lycanthrope exists or not, it’s clear the suspects are all nuts, and each one has an agenda and could have caused the violent shenanigans.

From Washington Times

Anthony Bajon is endearing as the sudden lycanthrope of the title.

From New York Times

A young man in a rural French village lets his inner lycanthrope out in the imported 2020 horror comedy “Teddy.”

From Los Angeles Times

Siblings hunt for the werewolf that attacked them and transformed them into lycanthropes.

From Los Angeles Times