man-eater
NounSynonyms:
cannibalanthropophagusanthropophagitegreat white sharkwhite sharkman-eating sharkCarcharodon carcharias
WordNet 3.0
Noun (2)
- a person who eats human fleshSynonyms: cannibalanthropophagusanthropophagite
- large aggressive shark widespread in warm seas; known to attack humansSynonyms: great white sharkwhite sharkman-eating sharkCarcharodon carcharias
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Man-eater \Man"-eat`er\, n. (Zool.) One who, or that which, has an appetite for human flesh; specifically, one of certain large sharks (esp. Carcharodon carcharias syn. Carcharodon Rondeleti); also, a lion or a tiger which has acquired the habit of feeding upon human flesh. [1913 Webster]