lycanthrope
Americannoun
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a person affected with lycanthropy.
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a werewolf or alien spirit in the physical form of a bloodthirsty wolf.
noun
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a werewolf
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psychiatry a person who believes that he is a wolf
Etymology
Origin of lycanthrope
1615–25; < Greek lykánthrōpos wolf-man, equivalent to lýk ( os ) wolf + ánthrōpos man
Example Sentences
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Anthony Bajon is endearing as the sudden lycanthrope of the title.
From New York Times • Aug. 20, 2021
A young man in a rural French village lets his inner lycanthrope out in the imported 2020 horror comedy “Teddy.”
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 1, 2021
It’s just a shame that a hungry lycanthrope puts a crimp in their travel plans.
From The Guardian • Jul. 11, 2019
But the young lycanthrope begs them not to hurt him; he explains that his mother changes into a wolf every night and runs in the forest with other werewolves.
From Time • May 27, 2015
There is aversion to life—in this music he is a true lycanthrope.
From Chopin : the Man and His Music by Huneker, James
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