Shapeshifter
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A person or creature capable of changing their appearance or form at will.
"The shapeshifter Lisa Bowalk, unable to shed the guise of a black panther, had gone onto the plain as a prisoner but was not now to be found among the dead above or the Captured down below."
- 2 A person who is inconsistent and elusive. figuratively
"She was an alcoholic, very chageable, very deceptive. A shapeshifter. You never knew where you stood with her, […]"
Example
More examples"This is truly a sad tale...She sold her soul long ago. Though always accompanied she will always be alone. For she has no loyalty save one, her youngest. He too will see the shapeshifter when the light comes on. The damage will be irreversible and irreparable. His fate is that of his father. Both are caused by the wickedness that lies within her. The puppet master will rejoice, for she will have no other but him. That was his plan, knowing she could not see more than two steps forward."
Etymology
From shape + shifter.
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