Meaning of MAN-EATER
| Pronunciation: | | 'man`eetur
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- [n] large aggressive shark widespread in warm seas; known to attack humans
- [n] a person who eats human flesh
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| | Synonyms: | | anthropophagite, anthropophagus, cannibal, Carcharodon carcharias, great white shark, man-eating shark, white shark |
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| | See Also: | | barbarian, Carcharodon, genus Carcharodon, mackerel shark, savage | |
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| | Definition: | | Man Eater
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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| | Related Terms: | | 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 |
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