man-eater

Noun

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. a person who eats human fleshSynonyms: cannibalanthropophagusanthropophagite
  2. large aggressive shark widespread in warm seas; known to attack humansSynonyms: great white sharkwhite sharkman-eating sharkCarcharodon carcharias
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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]
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