man-eater Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun a person who eats human flesh
anthropophagite; cannibal; anthropophagus.
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noun large aggressive shark widespread in warm seas; known to attack humans
man-eating shark; great white shark; Carcharodon carcharias; white shark.
WordNet
Man"-eat`er noun
Definitions
(Zoöl.) One who, or that which, has an appetite for human flesh; specifically, one of certain large sharks (esp. Carcharodon Rondeleti ); also, a lion or a tiger which has acquired the habit of feeding upon human flesh.
