cannibal
Plural: cannibals
Noun
- a person who eats human flesh
- An organism which eats others of its own species or kind, especially a human who eats human flesh.
- Ellipsis of cannibal boat.
Origin / Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish caníbal, from Taíno caniba, the Taíno form recorded by Christopher Columbus for the Caribs, who were greatly feared. From an Arawakan language, probably Taíno, and ultimately from Proto-Cariban *karipona (“person”). Doublet of Carib, caribe, Garifuna, Carijona, Kari'na, and Caribbean.
Synonyms
anthropophagite, anthropophagus, man-eater
Scrabble Score: 12
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Words With Friends Score: 17
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