Cannibal
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈkænɪbəl/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Cannibal is a noun meaning (Cambridge University, slang, obsolete) Ellipsis of cannibal boat.
Meaning
(Cambridge University, slang, obsolete) Ellipsis of cannibal boat.
More Meanings
- An organism which eats others of its own or similar species or kind, especially a human or other human-like creature such as a zombie who consumes human flesh.
Example Sentences
[…] that the larvae of Thecla calanus is a cannibal, eating its weaker brethren when short of food.
These insects were not uncommon beneath stones. I found one cannibal scorpion quietly devouring another.
Up the cave I went, and after me came the others, and after them thundered the whole crowd of cannibals, mad with fury at the death of the woman.
Both authors quote Paul Graham[…]: “You could parachute him [Sam Altman] into an island full of cannibals and come back in five years and he'd be the king.”
Word Forms
- cannibals
Synonyms for cannibal
Depending on context, synonyms include anthropophagus, man-eater.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include anthropophagus, man-eater, cannibalistic, anthropophaginian, cannibalism, maneating.
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