Man-eater definition

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A cannibal.
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An animal that eats, or is reputed to eat, human flesh, as a shark, lion, or tiger.
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Alternative spelling of man-eater.
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An animal that has a reputation for eating humans, such as the tiger or shark.
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(by extension, slang) A woman with a threatening attitude, often readily taking and discarding male romantic partners.
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Noun

Singular:
man-eater
Plural:
man-eaters

Man-eater Sentence Examples

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • The confirmed man-eater, which is generally an old beast, disabled from overtaking his usual prey, seems to accumulate his tale of victims in sheer cruelty rather than for food.

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