man-eaternoun [ C ]
uk/ˈmænˌiː.tər/us/ˈmænˌiː.t̬ɚ/man-eater noun [ C ] (WOMAN)
humorous a woman who uses men to have a series of sexual relationships, but does not love the men
man-eater noun [ C ] (ANIMAL)
an animal that can kill and eat a person
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
General & informal words for animals
- arthropod
- beast
- beastie
- brute
- bug
- creepy-crawly
- critter
- domestic animal
- invertebrate
- pest
- pet
- predator
- prey
- stray
- thing
- vermin
- vertebrata
man-eating
adjective [ before noun ] uk/ˈmænˌiː.tɪŋ/us/ˈmænˌiː.t̬ɪŋ/
a man-eating tiger