Man-eating
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Man-eating is an adjective meaning Inclined to eat human flesh; that attacks and kills humans for food.
Meaning
Inclined to eat human flesh; that attacks and kills humans for food.
Example Sentences
[T]he den of a man-eating tiger, or a mad dog, could not be more dreaded.
"As a matter of fact my thoughts were flashing between Ronda and that man-eating tiger I'm going to bag tomorrow."
The Lumbardar scouted the idea; the only man-eating leopard in those parts has been killed by the valorous sahib-thanks be to Allah!
Word Forms
- maneating
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include maneating, anthropophagic, anthropophagical, anthropophagistic, anthropophagous, anthropophobic.
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