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man-eater

man-eat·er (plural man-eat·ers)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. animal eating humans: an animal that eats or is thought to eat human flesh, e.g. a tiger or a great white shark

2. 
Same as  cannibal


3. offensive term: an offensive term for a woman who is thought to pursue men in order to make them her lovers and then discard them


man-eat·ing adjective
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