man-eater

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.

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man-eating adj.

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man-eater

n

1. an animal, such as a tiger, that has become accustomed to eating human flesh

2. any of various sharks that feed on human flesh, esp the great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias)

3. a human cannibal

4. Informal a woman with many lovers

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	man-eater - a person who eats human flesh         anthropophagite, anthropophagus, cannibal barbarian, savage - a member of an uncivilized people
	2.	man-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

Translations

man-eater [ˈmænˌiːtəʳ] N

1. (= animal) → fiera f devoradora de hombres

2. (= woman) → devoradora f de hombres

man-eater

n → Menschenfresser m; (= shark) → Menschenhai m; (inf: = woman) → männermordendes Weib (inf)

man-eater [ˈmænˌiːtəʳ] n (animal) → mangiatore m di uomini; (person) → cannibale m/f, antropofago/a