werewolf
Americannoun
PLURAL
werewolvesnoun
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Etymology
Origin of werewolf
before 1000; Middle English werwolf, Old English werwulf, equivalent to wer man (cognate with Gothic wair, Latin vir ) + wulf wolf; cognate with Middle Dutch weerwolf, Old High German werwolf
Example Sentences
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The film holds off until the end to show Teddy the werewolf, but it does so at a distance, a restrained and shrewd choice that becomes the film’s most haunting visual takeaway.
From New York Times
With Village that included not only Dimitrescu and her vampiric cohort, but even more outlandish creatures like werewolves, living dolls, and a particularly creepy baby.
From The Verge
The actual werewolf attacks in “Werewolves Within” are few.
From Los Angeles Times
Katharina notes that the woman who has accused her “looks like a comely werewolf.”
From Washington Post
A snowstorm forces a group of the very weird townspeople to hole up in an inn with Finn, and oh yeah one of them is probs a werewolf.
From The Verge
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