Noun: man-eater 'man,ee-tu(r)
- A person who eats human flesh
"The explorers were shocked to encounter a tribe of man-eaters in the remote jungle";
- cannibal, anthropophagus, anthropophagite
- Large aggressive shark widespread in warm seas; known to attack humans
"A man-eater was spotted near the popular beach";
- great white shark, white shark, man-eating shark, Carcharodon carcharias
- [offensive] A woman who pursues men to be her lovers
"The tabloids portrayed her as a man-eater, but she dismissed the label as sexist"
Derived forms: man-eaters
Type of: barbarian, mackerel shark, savage
Part of: Carcharodon, genus Carcharodon
Encyclopedia: Man-eater