Meaning

2 senses
  1. A person or creature capable of changing their appearance or form at will.

    Gestaltwandler, Gestaltwandlerin, Formwandler

    о́боротеньóborotenʹ

    пере́вертеньperévertenʹ

  2. (figuratively)A person who is inconsistent and elusive.

Examples

2 sentences
  1. Mary is a shapeshifter.

  2. Tom is a shapeshifter.

    deTom ist ein Gestaltwandler. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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Translations

8 languages
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By meaning 1
creature capable of changing its appearance:
Русский
By meaning 1
creature capable of changing its appearance:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
creature capable of changing its appearance:

Origin

From shape + shifter.

From shape + shifter.

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Forms

plural: shapeshifters

Synonyms

1 synonyms
shape-shifter

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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