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Meanings of man-eater in English

Portuguese
tubarão branco
Catalan
tauró blanc
Spanish
carcharodon carcharias

Large aggressive shark widespread in warm seas; known to attack humans.

tubarão branco
Portuguese
canibal
Catalan
antropòfag

A person who eats human flesh.

canibal
Russian
животные-людоеды
Spanish
devorador de hombres

Animal or mythical creature that feasts on human flesh.

животные-людоеды

A woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive.

Usage of man-eater in English
1
And thus the man-eater was shut in with the three sleeping men.
From Pole to Pole: A Book for Young People
2
The man-eater lurked in a wood that was hard by the sheep-run.
Young Folks' Treasury, Volume 2 (of 12) / Myths and Legendary He...
3
Shall I wander to the west, the fierce Mohawk,-theman-eater,-ismy foe.
Elson Grammar School Literature, book 4
4
Left her family and friends behind, to worship the glittering man-eater called Manhattan.
Audrey's door
5
Cautiously the youth crept out upon the trail of the man-eater.
Thuvia, Maid of Mars
6
The aboriginal man-eater, or pocket-cannibal, is susceptible of the refining influences of Civilization.
What Will He Do with It? — Volume 04
7
Like other crocodiles, the gavial has often been accused of being a man-eater.
Backup & recovery
8
The M'Cord bungalow is a book of man-eater tales-withleather leaves.
Son of Power
9
Also it was true the beast, though full grown, was not a man-eater.
Son of Power
10
A man-eater, brilliant and bitter, the size of a small elephant.
Neverwhere
11
A very large lizard is also said to be a man-eater.
Through Central Borneo; an Account of Two Years' Travel in the L...
12
A man-eater, to quote those fops of pop Hall and Oates.
Big bosoms and square jaws
13
Because she's a man-eater and has the ego of Marie Antoinette?
Getting old is tres dangereux
14
A known man-eater refusing to eat a man who wishes to be eaten?
Dr Tatiana's Sex Advice to All Creation
15
What made Nick choose the haunts of a man-eater for his Christmas party?
The Keeper of the Door
16
Why don't you be a bit smarter, you damned frizzy-haired man-eater?
Âmona; The Child; And The Beast; And Others / From "The Strange ...
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Man-eater through the time
Man-eater across language varieties
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