lycanthrope
[ lahy-kuhn-throhp, lahy-kan-throhp ]
/ ˈlaɪ kənˌθroʊp, laɪˈkæn θroʊp /
Save This Word!
noun
a person affected with lycanthropy.
a werewolf or alien spirit in the physical form of a bloodthirsty wolf.
QUIZ
TEST YOUR MERIT ON THESE NEW WORDS IN 2021
The Dictionary added new words and definition to our vast collection, and we want to see how well-versed you are in the formally recognized new lingo. Take the quiz!
Question 1 of 8
What does JEDI stand for?
Meet Grammar CoachImprove Your Writing
Origin of lycanthrope
Words nearby lycanthrope
Lyallpur, lyam-hound, lyard, lyase, Lyautey, lycanthrope, lycanthropy, Lycaon, Lycaonia, lycée, lyceum
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2021
How to use lycanthrope in a sentence
In The Albigenses a lycanthrope also is described, a hideous human being that fancies himself a mad wolf.
The Supernatural in Modern English Fiction|Dorothy ScarboroughBorel was both artist and author; he painted in Dvria's studio and wrote defiant poems under the nom de plume of "Le Lycanthrope."
British Dictionary definitions for lycanthrope
lycanthrope
/ (ˈlaɪkənˌθrəʊp, laɪˈkænθrəʊp) /
noun
a werewolf
psychiatry a person who believes that he is a wolf
Word Origin for lycanthrope
C17: via New Latin, from Greek lukanthrōpos, from lukos wolf + anthrōpos man
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012