MAN-EATER


Meaning of MAN-EATER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈman-ˌē-tər ]

noun

Date: 1600

: one that has or is thought to have an appetite for human flesh: as

a. : cannibal

b. : mackerel shark ; especially : great white shark — called also man-eater shark, man-eating shark

c. : a large feline (as a lion or tiger) that has acquired the habit of feeding on human flesh

• man-eat·ing -ˌē-tiŋ adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.