Found 2 items, similar to man-eater.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: man-eater
man-eater
n 1: a person who eats human flesh [syn:
cannibal,
anthropophagus,
anthropophagite]
2: large aggressive shark widespread in warm seas; known to
attack humans [syn:
great white shark,
white shark,
man-eating shark
,
Carcharodon carcharias]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Man-eater
Man-eater
\Man"-eat`er\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
One who, or that which, has an appetite for human flesh;
specifically, one of certain large sharks (esp.
Carcharodon carcharias
syn.
Carcharodon Rondeleti); also, a lion or a
tiger which has acquired the habit of feeding upon human
flesh.
[1913 Webster]