man-eater

Example Sentences

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But new guidelines aside, Indian officials and wildlife experts continue to use the term man-eater.

From Salon • May 18, 2022

Or 2001's romantic comedy "Two Can Play That Game" from which her portrayal of the ponytail-swinging, man-eater Conny is now a popular meme and GIF?

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2018

The next day, as dynamite was dropped into the creek in hopes of raising Lester's body, Matawan's acting mayor offered a $100 reward for anyone who "kills the man-eater."

From US News • Jul. 6, 2016

In Hawaii the term niuhi, meaning "man-eater", was used in native songs thought to refer to tiger sharks.

From BBC • Aug. 30, 2015

But surely Boots could never have become a man-eater.

From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks