About The Word Man-eater

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Man-eater

Man-eater Meaning & Definition
Man-eater Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Man-eater?

[n] large aggressive shark widespread in warm seas; known to attack humans
[n] a person who eats human flesh

Synonyms | Synonyms for Man-eater: anthropophagite | anthropophagus | cannibal | Carcharodon carcharias | great white shark | man-eating shark | white shark

Related Terms | Find terms related to Man-eater: alevin | animal | anthropophagite | apache | assassin | assassinator | barbarian | beast | benthon | benthos | bloodletter | bloodshedder | board-and-roomer | boarder | bon vivant | bravo | Brillat-Savarin | brute | burker | butcher | button man | Cain | cannibal | carnivore | cetacean | connoisseur of food | consumer | cutthroat | desperado | destroyer | diner | diner-out | dolphin | eater | eater-out | epicure | eradicator | executioner | exterminator | feeder | fingerling | fish | flesh-eater | fruitarian | fry | game fish | garroter | gastronome | glutton | gorilla | gourmand | gourmet | grain-eater | graminivore | granivore | grilse | gun | gunman | gunsel | hatchet man | head-hunter | herbivore | high liver | hit man | homicidal maniac | homicide | hungry mouth | hyena | killer | kipper | lactovegetarian | Loch Ness monster | Lucullus | luncher | man-eating shark | man-killer | manslayer | marine animal | massacrer | matador | meat-eater | minnow | minny | mouth | murderer | nekton | nihilist | omnivore | omophagist | panfish | pantophagist | pesticide | phytophage | picnicker | plankton | plant-eater | poison | poisoner | porpoise | predacean | salmon | savage | sea monster | sea pig | sea serpent | sea snake | shark | slaughterer | slayer | smolt | sponge | strangler | thug | tiger | torpedo | trencherman | trigger man | tropical fish | vandal | vegetarian | whale | wild man | wrecker

See Also | barbarian | Carcharodon | genus Carcharodon | mackerel shark | savage

Man-eater In Webster's Dictionary

\Man"-eat`er\, n. (Zo["o]l.) 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.

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