wererat

English

Etymology

were- +‎ rat

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈwɪəɹæt/, /ˈwɛəɹæt/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈwɛɹæt/, /ˈwɪɹæt/

Noun

wererat (plural wererats)

1. (fiction) A shapeshifter who can assume the shape of a rat.
   • 2006, Christine Warren, Wolf at the Door: A Novel of The Others, page 205:

     The only other animal he'd seen hadn't been an animal at all, but a wererat who had given him a curious look before darting away into an alley.

Translations

shapeshifter who can assume the shape of a rat

• Dutch: weerrat m
• French: rat-garou (fr) m
• Japanese: 鼠人間 (nezumi ningen), 鼠男 (nezumi otoko), 人鼠 (jinso)

Anagrams

• rewater, waterer