anthropophagite

[an-thruh-pof-uh-jahyt]

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noun

an eater of human flesh; cannibal.

Origin of anthropophagite

1595–1605; < Latin anthrōpophag(us) (see anthropophagi) + -ite¹

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Related Words for anthropophagite

savage, ogre, primitive, brute, aborigine, ruffian, anthropophagite, ogress, head-hunter

British Dictionary definitions for anthropophagite

anthropophagite

noun

a rare word for cannibal

Derived Formsanthropophagy (ˌænθrəˈpɒfədʒɪ), nounanthropophagic (ˌænθrəpəˈfædʒɪk), adjectiveanthropophagous, adjective

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