MAN-EATER


Meaning of MAN-EATER in English

/man"ee'teuhr/ , n.

1. an animal, esp. a tiger or lion, that eats or is said to eat human flesh.

2. See man-eating shark .

3. a cannibal.

4. Slang. See femme fatale .

[ 1590-1600 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .