anthropophagite

[ an-thruh-pof-uh-jahyt ]

noun

1. an eater of human flesh; cannibal.

anthropophagite

/ ˌænθrəpəˈfædʒɪk; ˌænθrəˈpɒfədʒɪ; ˌænθrəˈpɒfəˌɡaɪt /

noun

1. a rare word for cannibal

Derived Forms

• ˌanthroˈpophagous, adjective
• anthropophagy, noun
• anthropophagic, adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of anthropophagite¹

1595–1605; < Latin anthrōpophag ( us ) ( anthropophagi ) + -ite ¹

Related Words

• anthropophaginian
• anthropophagus
• man-eater
• people-eater