Another word for man-eater

man-eater Synonyms

man-eater

vampire, anthropophage, carnivore; see cannibal, savage 1.

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The regular "man-eater" is generally an old tiger whose vigour is past, and whose teeth are worn and defective; it takes up its abode in the neighbourhood of a village, the population of which it finds an easier prey than wild animals.
It not unfrequently attacks human beings in India, chiefly children and old women, but instances have been known of a leopard becoming a regular "man-eater."
Occasionally after having tasted human flesh, the jaguar becomes a confirmed man-eater.