English noun: man-eater | |||
1. | man-eater (person) a person who eats human flesh | ||
Synonyms | anthropophagite, anthropophagus, cannibal | ||
Broader (hypernym) | barbarian, savage | ||
2. | man-eater (animal) large aggressive shark widespread in warm seas; known to attack humans | ||
Synonyms | Carcharodon carcharias, great white shark, man-eating shark, white shark | ||
Broader (hypernym) | mackerel shark | ||
Member meronym | Carcharodon, genus Carcharodon | ||