skinwalker

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noun

A person, in certain Native American mythologies, who can transform into any animal when wearing its pelt.

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Meanings

nounskinwalker (plural skinwalkers)

plural skinwalkers · alternative skin-walker

  1. A person, in certain Native American mythologies, who can transform into any animal when wearing its pelt.

Origin

From skin + walker.

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Translations

Spanish montapieles
  • montapielesshapeshifter
Cite this entry
APA

skinwalker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skinwalker

MLA

“skinwalker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skinwalker. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “skinwalker,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skinwalker.

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