man-eating
Americanadjective
adjective
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eating human flesh
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informal (of a woman) having many lovers
Etymology
Origin of man-eating
First recorded in 1600–10
Example Sentences
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The film tells the story of a desperate university student applying for a shady part-time job that takes him deep into the woods where he encounters a ravenous, man-eating bear.
From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2025
In “Delicious in Dungeon,” a ragtag adventuring crew makes hot pot out of man-eating mushrooms.
From Salon ● May 12, 2025
The idea of "man-eating plants" has long captured our macabre imaginations.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 30, 2023
She continued to challenge dated misconceptions about her personal life and career and re-upped her appreciation for her 2009 horror-comedy “Jennifer’s Body,” in which she played a demonic, man-eating campus mean queen opposite Amanda Seyfried,
From Los Angeles Times ● May 16, 2023
‘Big Friendly Giant,’ she said, ‘last night those man-eating brutes came to England. Can you remember where they went the night before?’
From "The BFG" by Roald Dahl
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