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Definitions for Cannibal
[1] a person who eats human flesh, especially for magical or religious purposes, as among certain tribal peoples.
[2] any animal that eats its own kind.
[3] pertaining to or characteristic of a cannibal.
[4] given to cannibalism.
[5] a person who eats the flesh of other human beings (as modifier ) cannibal tribes
[6] an animal that feeds on the flesh of others of its kind
Words related to Cannibal
savage, ogre, primitive, brute, aborigine, ruffian, anthropophagite, ogress, head-hunter
Words nearby Cannibal
cannelure, canner, cannery, cannes, cannetille, cannibal, cannibalism, cannibalize, cannikin, canning, canning basin
Origin of Cannibal
1545–55; < Spanish caníbal, variant of caríbal, equivalent to canib-, carib- (< Arawak ) + -al -al1; from the belief that the Caribs of the West Indies ate human flesh
Other words from Cannibal
can·ni·bal·ly , adverb
Word origin for Cannibal
C16: from Spanish Canibales, name used by Columbus to designate the Caribs of Cuba and Haiti, from Arawak caniba, variant of Carib
Synonyms for Cannibal
aborigine, anthropophagite, anthropophagus, brute, ogre, ogress, primitive, ruffian, savage, anthropophaginian, bush dweller, cruel person, head-hunter