cannibal
cannibal
Definition
can·ni·bal (kan′ə bəl)
noun
- a person who eats human flesh
- an animal that eats its own kind
Etymology: Sp canibal, a savage, cannibal (term used by Columbus) < Arawakan Caniba, a cannibal people; akin to Carib galibi, lit., strong men
adjective
of, resembling, or having the habits of cannibals
can′·ni·bal·ism′ noun
can′·ni·bal·is′·tic adjective
cannibal
Synonyms
cannibal
n.
cannibal
Usage Examples
Adjective modifier
- German: But the 'Rock DJ ' singer is not the only star on the German cannibal 's menu.
Converse of object
- brand: Jul 03, 09:23 Depp branded a cannibal by tribesmen Johnny Depp is branded a cannibal by the tribesman of the Dominica island.
- become: He was not an ordinary boy, because he had become a cannibal, which means he killed people and ate them!
- do: What did the cannibal do after he dumped his girlfriend?
- eat: One song that stuck in my mind sounded like a mixture between that " I eat cannibals " song and Las Ketchup.
- feature: Cue a stunning series of marvelous misadventures that feature cannibals and monsters, sword-play and seduction.
Converse of subject
- eat: The food chain affects us all; only a few will be eaten by cannibals.
- inhabit: A traveler wandering on an island inhabited entirely by cannibals comes upon a butcher shop.
- hunt: Many had incredible adventures, chased by wild animals, hunted by cannibals, discovering lost worlds.
- attack: When the detective is attacked by cannibals, McCabe escapes back to the trading outpost where he falls in with Rymer.
Modifies a noun
- feast: On 30th December the party, much stronger after their cannibal feast, set off again.
- movie: In fact, Deep River Savages is perhaps the most conventionally entertaining of all the cannibal movies.
- film: Horror can only follow Another month, another Italian cannibal film.
- family: The cannibal family lives in a cave on animal skins, but use binoculars and CB radio to co-ordinate their movements.
- killer: She chooses a notorious subject for her thesis the cannibal killer Oliver Hartwin ( King Kong's Thomas Kretschmann ).
- island: You would have thought we were to land upon a cannibal island.
Noun used with modifier
- pygmy: He ran away from home at a young age and set up home with a local tribe of pygmy cannibals.
cannibal Quotes
Better sleep with a sober cannibal than a drunken Christian.
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