Word Network: wer

A mythical creature that is a human being by day but transforms into a wolf or a wolf-like monster at night, typically during a full moon. In folklore, this change is often the result of a curse or a bite from another werewolf.

An adult male human being as distinguished from a woman or a child. It can also refer to the human race as a whole, though this usage is becoming less common in modern gender-neutral language.