shape-shifter

See also: shapeshifter

English

Alternative forms

• shapeshifter

Etymology

shape +‎ shifter

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃeɪpʃɪftə/

Noun

shape-shifter (plural shape-shifters)

1. (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

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• 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