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

In The Albigenses a lycanthrope also is described, a hideous human being that fancies himself a mad wolf.

From Project Gutenberg

Borel was both artist and author; he painted in Dvria's studio and wrote defiant poems under the nom de plume of "Le Lycanthrope."

From Project Gutenberg