"wereman" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: weremen [plural]
Etymology: From were- + man. Etymology templates: {{af|en|were-|man}} were- + man Head templates: {{en-noun|weremen}} wereman (plural weremen)
  1. (fiction) A shapeshifter, generally non-human (especially a wolf), who can assume the form of a man. Categories (topical): Fiction Coordinate_terms: werehuman
    Sense id: en-wereman-en-noun-t~kj06bO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with were- Topics: fiction, literature, media, publishing

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1962, Arthur Calder-Marshall, The Scarlet Boy",
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