shape-shifter

See also: shapeshifter

English

Alternative forms

shapeshifter

Etymology

shape +‎ shifter

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʃeɪpʃɪftə/

Noun

shape-shifter (plural shape-shifters)

(mythology, science fiction, fantasy) A person or other being capable of changing their physical form.

Synonyms

See Thesaurus:shape-shifter.

Translations

a person who can transform

Catalan: canviaformes m
Dutch: gedaanteverwisselaar m
Finnish: muodonmuuttaja
French: change-form m, métamorphe (fr) m or f
German: Gestaltwandler m, Formwandler m
Italian: mutaforma m
Latin: transfigurans, transformans, mutans (la)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: hamløper m

Nynorsk: hamløypar m

Polish: zmiennokształtny m
Portuguese: transmorfo m
Russian: о́боротень (ru) m (óborotenʹ)
Spanish: cambiante (es) m
Swahili: mgeuzi (noun 1/2), kibadilishaumbo
Swedish: hamnskiftare (sv) c

Anagrams

phase shifter

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