cannibal
noun/ˈkænɪbəl/
Frequency rank: #12,366 most common English word
Meaning
a person or animal that eats the flesh of its own species.
Example sentence
The stranded sailors feared that the islanders might be cannibal who ate human flesh.
Synonyms & related words
- man-eater
- savage
- anthropophagite
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