wolfman

American  

[woolf-man] / ˈwʊlfˌmæn /

noun

Folklore.

plural

wolfmen

1. a man who turns into a wolf on certain occasions, as at the time of the full moon; werewolf.

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Etymology

Origin of wolfman

First recorded in 1600–10; wolf + man

Example Sentences

To be beautiful is to be exposed to the world, like my wolfman legs when I wear a skirt.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 13, 2021

Acclaimed German actor Franz Rogowski stars as the Nazi pianist turned circus manager alongside Italy’s Claudio Santamaria, whose hirsute wolfman Fulvio looks like Star Wars’ Chewbacca, and newcomer Aurora Giovinazzo playing electric girl Matilde.

From Reuters • Sep. 8, 2021

Instead, we shake our heads at this woman who has gotten herself into yet another sticky situation from which only a wolfman with magic shoes can extricate her.

From Washington Post • Feb. 4, 2015

What remains unknown: When during a basketball scrum "Teen Wolf's" Scott Howard shows himself to be a wolfman, there is a collective gasp in the gymnasium.

From Salon • Aug. 22, 2011

The wolfman laughed strangely, and his eyes glistened.

From Gunpowder Treason and Plot And Other Stories for Boys by Avery, Harold