cannibal
An organism which eats others of its own species or kind, especially a human who…An organism which eats others of its own species or kind, especially a human who consumes human flesh.
» Three missionaries were killed and eaten by cannibals.
Drei Missionare wurden von Menschenfressern erschlagen und verspeist. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Трое миссионеров были убиты и съедены каннибалами. — marafon
Три миссионера были убиты и съедены каннибалами. — Wezel
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesAn organism which eats others of its own species or kind, especially a human who consumes human flesh.
Kannibale, Kannibalin
канниба́лkannibál, людое́дljudojéd
каніба́лkanibál, людоже́рljudožér, людої́дljudojíd
a person who eats human flesh
Examples
38 sentencesThree missionaries were killed and eaten by cannibals.
ruТрое миссионеров были убиты и съедены каннибалами. — marafon
deDrei Missionare wurden von Menschenfressern erschlagen und verspeist. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom believed the people in that small village were cannibals.
Tom believed that the people in that small village were cannibals.
Tom remembers telling Mary the story about how he had escaped from being eaten by cannibals.
deTom weiß noch, wie er Maria die Geschichte seiner Flucht vor den Kannibalen, die ihn zu fressen trachteten, erzählte. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom is now officially a cannibal.
Том тепер офіційно людожер. — oromashka
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Spanish caníbal, from Taíno caniba, the Taíno form recorded by Christopher CBorrowed from Spanish caníbal, from Taíno caniba, the Taíno form recorded by Christopher Columbus for the Caribs, who were greatly feared. From an Arawak language, probably Taíno, and ultimately from Proto-Cariban *karipona (“person”). Doublet of Carib, caribe, Garifuna, Carijona, Kari'na, and Caribbean.
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Forms
plural: cannibalsSynonyms
3 synonyms- a person who eats human flesh:man-eateranthropophagusanthropophagite
Word family
13 related wordsSee also
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