man-eater

man·-eater

a cannibal
an animal that eats, or is reputed to eat, human flesh, as a shark, lion, or tiger

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Noun

(plural maneaters)

Alternative spelling of man-eater.

Noun

(plural man-eaters)

An animal that has a reputation for eating humans, such as the tiger or shark.
A cannibal.
(by extension, slang) A woman with a threatening attitude, often readily taking and discarding male romantic partners.

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The regular "man-eater" is generally an old tiger whose vigour is past, and whose teeth are worn and defective; it takes up its abode in the neighbourhood of a village, the population of which it finds an easier prey than wild animals.
It not unfrequently attacks human beings in India, chiefly children and old women, but instances have been known of a leopard becoming a regular "man-eater."
Occasionally after having tasted human flesh, the jaguar becomes a confirmed man-eater.

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