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man-eater

noun [C] (ANIMAL)
 
 
/ˈmænˌiː.tər/ US  /-t̬ɚ/

Definition

an animal that can kill and eat a personGeneral and informal words for animals man-eating
 
 
/ˈmænˌiː.tɪŋ/ US  /-t̬ɪŋ/ adjective [before noun]
a man-eating tigerGeneral and informal words for animals
(Definition of man-eater noun (ANIMAL) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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