wolfman

[ woolf-man ]

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

Origin of wolfman

1
First recorded in 1600–10; wolf + man

Words Nearby wolfman

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How to use wolfman in a sentence

  • “It allowed me to buy a flat in London,” she said optimistically of The wolfman.

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  • And John Kerry and Bill Richardson got in touch with their inner wolfman after their own presidential bids ended.

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  • But when, a few nights later, a second lamb was taken, its haughty owner lost his temper and sent hurriedly for the wolfman.

  • When the wolfman heard this, and saw his mother suffering, the scales fell from his eyes.

  • For a minute or two the wolfman leaned up against a tree close by, weeping bitterly; then he turned and fled through the forest.