English Explanatory Dictionary

man-eater

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An animal that attacks and kills humans for food, such as certain tigers or sharks; any animal that consumes human flesh.
  2. A carnivorous plant large enough to consume a human; a man-eating plant.
  3. A cannibal; a human that eats other humans.
  4. A seductive dangerous woman, often readily taking and discarding male romantic partners.

Pronunciation

En-au-man-eater.ogg

Word forms

man-eater man-eaters maneater man eater

Synonyms

femme fatale enchantress man-eater mantrap seductress she-wolf siren temptress vamp vixen wolfess

Related words

man-eating

Translations

Azerbaijani: adamyeyən Belarusian: людае́д Belarusian: людажэ́рца Bulgarian: людое́д Chickasaw: hattak-apa' Czech: lidožrout Danish: menneskeæder German: Menschenfresser Hindi: नरभक्षी Hindi: नरभक्षक Hungarian: emberevő Icelandic: mannæta Latin: hominivora Māori: mangō-taniwha Persian: آدمخوار Polish: ludojad Russian: людое́д Slovak: ľudožrút Spanish: comehombres Swedish: människoätare Turkish: insan yiyici Ukrainian: людої́д Ukrainian: людоже́р
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