Cannibal

Word CANNIBAL
Character 8
Hyphenation can ni bal
Pronunciations /ˈkænɪbəl/

Definitions and meanings of "Cannibal"

What do we mean by cannibal?

A person who eats the flesh of other humans. noun

An animal that feeds on others of its own kind. noun

A human being who eats human flesh; a human man-eater or anthropophagite. noun

Hence Any animal that eats the flesh of members of its own or kindred species. noun

Pertaining to or characteristic of cannibals or cannibalism: as, “cannibal ferocity,”

Relating to cannibals or cannibalism. adjective

A human being that eats human flesh; hence, any that devours its own kind. noun

An organism which eats others of its own species, especially a human who eats human flesh. noun

A person who eats human flesh noun

An organism which eats others of its own species or kind, especially a human who eats human flesh.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Cannibal

The word "cannibal" in example sentences

It remains to be seen how serious the cannibal is about changing his ways. ❋ Unknown (2008)

My GPS tells me exactly where to turn and when and I love her and I am so heartily sorry for all the times I've suspected that she's trying to leave me for dead on an unpaved road in cannibal territory. ❋ Alison (2010)

Solomon Kane is deep in cannibal country, when he comes across even worse. ❋ Blue Tyson (2008)

Does the word cannibal, applied to the Caribs of the West India ❋ Unknown (1851)

With respect to the etymology of the word cannibal, it seems to me entirely cleared up by the discovery of the journal kept by Columbus during his first voyage of discovery, and of which Bartholomew de las Casas has left us an abridged copy. ❋ Unknown (1851)

Does the word cannibal, applied to the Caribs of the West India Islands, belong to the language of this archipelago (that of Haiti)? or must we seek for it in an idiom of ❋ Alexander Von Humboldt (1814)

Then she introduces two topless and stacked young women she describes as cannibal sisters. ❋ Unknown (2009)

A cannibal is a "gastronome of the old school"; longevity is the "uncommon extension of the fear of death." ❋ Bill Kauffman (2011)

ROUEN, France mdash; A French court on Thursday convicted a man dubbed the cannibal of Rouen of killing his cellmate and eating part of the ... ❋ Unknown (2010)

He was best known as a cannibal, but his acts of sadomasochism riveted psychiatrists, too. ❋ Unknown (2008)

COOPER (voice-over): The rebellion began in Gonaives, with the so-called cannibal militia, an armed gang of some 200 thugs. ❋ Unknown (2004)

At a signal Hammasoloe suddenly sprang on the boards and began the mythical movement known as the cannibal dance. ❋ Unknown (N/A)

Because we do not like the taste of one another it does not follow that the cannibal is a person of depraved appetite. ❋ Ambrose Bierce (1878)

THE various kinds of fish and amphibious animals, that inhabit these inland lakes and waters, may be mentioned here, as many of them here assembled, pass and repass in the lucid grotto: first the crocodile alligator; great brown spotted garr, accoutred in an impenetrable coat of mail; this admirable animal may be termed a cannibal amongst fish, as fish are his prey; when fully grown ❋ Unknown (1823)

In the four-day trial, Cocaign - dubbed the cannibal of Rouen by the French press - testified that he cut open Baudry's chest with a razor blade and ripped out what he thought was his heart but in fact was a piece of lung. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The cannibal is a character in philosophical hypotheticals: his actual existence is not a subject of investigation. ❋ Unknown (2010)

How could I explain to my visitor, who quizzed me on the use of the word, that he had just been called a cannibal?

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