werebear

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UK/ˈwɪəbɛə(ɹ)/UK/ˈwɛəbɛə(ɹ)/US/ˈwɛɹbɛɹ/US/ˈwɪɹbɛɹ/

noun

A shapeshifter who can change between bear and human form

OriginEnglish bear ← Middle English bere ← Old English bera →
Scrabble 13
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Meanings

nounwerebear (plural werebears)

plural werebears

  1. A shapeshifter who can change between bear and human form

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
bear walker

Origin

  1. Englishwere-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰerH-der.?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*bʰerH-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰwer-
  5. Proto-Germanic*berô
  6. Proto-West Germanic*berō
  7. Old Englishbera
  8. Middle Englishbere
  9. Englishbear
  10. Englishwerebear

From were- + bear.

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Translations

Danish varbjørn
  • varbjørnshapeshifter
Dutch weerbeer, manbeer
  • weerbeershapeshifter
  • manbeershapeshifter
French ours-garou
  • ours-garoushapeshifter
Japanese 熊人間, 熊男
  • 熊人間 (kuma ningen)shapeshifter
  • 熊男 (kumao)shapeshifter
  • 人熊 (jinyū)shapeshifter
  • 熊人 (yūjin)shapeshifter
Polish niedźwiedziołak
  • niedźwiedziołakshapeshifter
Portuguese homem-urso
  • homem-ursoshapeshifter
Swahili mtu-dubu
  • mtu-dubushapeshifter

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

beerware
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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