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anthropophagite

American  
[an-thruh-pof-uh-jahyt] / ˌæn θrəˈpɒf əˌdʒaɪt /

noun

  1. an eater of human flesh; cannibal.

anthropophagite British  
/ ˌænθrəpəˈfædʒɪk, ˌænθrəˈpɒfədʒɪ, ˌænθrəˈpɒfəˌɡaɪt /

noun

  1. a rare word for cannibal

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Other Word Forms

  • anthropophagic adjective
  • anthropophagous adjective
  • anthropophagy noun

Etymology

Origin of anthropophagite

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

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The anthropophagites on “The Walking Dead” on Sunday didn’t discriminate between Daryl the redneck and Rick, a sheriff’s deputy.

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