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  • noun fantasy, mythology A creature capable of changing its appearance or form at will

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Examples

  • After walking off to find a spot to relieve himself, he could fall into an ancient underground temple where a Shaman shapeshifter is desperately trying to hang on until he can pass his powers onto another.

    Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Problematic Superpowers and How to Make Them Work 2009

  • My hero can be an Angel with human feelings or a very special vampire, a shapeshifter is also good but he needs to be a cat: -).

    Guest Author: Jory Strong Nalini Singh 2009

  • I’m glad to see the shapeshifter is off the board, that they didn’t string the Charlie issue along for too long.

    TV Insider : Bev Vincent 2009

  • OMFG. for the last time, Missy's character is not a freakin shapeshifter.

    Why I Hated Last Night’s HEROES Finale | the TV addict 2007

  • The shapeshifter is a robot of sorts, and eventually develops a dislike for its master and saves the day before forcing the mathematician to open the vault, but dies immediately after.

    Archive 2007-05-02 patternjuggler 2007

  • The shapeshifter is a robot of sorts, and eventually develops a dislike for its master and saves the day before forcing the mathematician to open the vault, but dies immediately after.

    The Blal by A.E. Van Vogt patternjuggler 2007

  • According to the ‘spray’s dog-eared, well-thumbed dictionary, a shapeshifter is a “change in the form or shape of a person, especially a change from human form to animal or vice versa.” A group called Shapeshifters CDs should, we reason, be blessed with an uncanny ability to switch musical genres, not to mention a knack for keeping contemporary to make David Bowie grind down his veneers in jealousy.

    SLACKERJACK – Michael Jackson: This Is It 2006

  • The shapeshifter was the only one who didn't look eager for this confrontation.

    Objective: Bajor John Peel 2000

  • Paul Flynn was told to remove posts including ones calling ex-Labour minister Peter Hain a "shapeshifter" and Lib Dem MP Lembit Opik a "clown".

    B2fxxx 2008

  • Paul Flynn was told to remove posts including ones calling ex-Labour minister Peter Hain a "shapeshifter" and Lib Dem MP Lembit Opik a "clown".

    Archive 2008-11-01 FIDO The Dog 2008

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