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man-eater

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man-eat·er (mntr)
n.
1. An animal, such as a tiger, that eats or is reputed to eat human flesh.
2. A cannibal.
3. Slang A woman who is considered dangerous or threatening to men.
man-eating adj.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.man-eaterman-eater - a person who eats human flesh        
anthropophagite, anthropophagus, cannibal
barbarian, savage - a member of an uncivilized people
2.man-eaterman-eater - large aggressive shark widespread in warm seas; known to attack humans
Carcharodon carcharias, great white shark, man-eating shark, white shark
mackerel shark - fierce pelagic and oceanic sharks
Carcharodon, genus Carcharodon - man-eating sharks


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Tonight Tarzan will take the lair of the man-eater and Numa may roar and grumble upon the outside.
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The man-eater must be deflected from her, and what was I, except a mad lover who would gladly fight and die, or more gladly fight and live, for his beloved?
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For a naked man to drag a shrieking, clawing man-eater forth from a window by the tail to save a strange white girl, was indeed the last word in heroism.
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