What does "werecreature" mean?

A shapeshifter that can change between human and some animal form, such as a werewolf or werebear.

What is a synonym for "werecreature"?

Common synonyms include: wereanimal, werebeast.

Werecreature

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1
A shapeshifter that can change between human and some animal form, such as a werewolf or werebear. rare
"“We spend months on this. We steal from an archaeological dig, my car smells like coffee, and my great great grandfather's lucky silver dollar has been pounded flat and is now lodged in the right buttock of a were-creature. All so you could key his car?” “Yeah. Wanna hit Burgerphile?”"

Synonyms

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wereanimal werebeast

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"“We spend months on this. We steal from an archaeological dig, my car smells like coffee, and my great great grandfather's lucky silver dollar has been pounded flat and is now lodged in the right buttock of a were-creature. All so you could key his car?” “Yeah. Wanna hit Burgerphile?”"

Etymology

From were- + creature.

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