Lexic.us

Definition of Cannibal

1. Noun. A person who eats human flesh.

Definition of Cannibal

1. n. A human being that eats human flesh; hence, any that devours its own kind.

2. a. Relating to cannibals or cannibalism.

Definition of Cannibal

1. Noun. An organism which eats others of its own species. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Cannibal

1. one who eats his own kind [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cannibal

Literary usage of Cannibal

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Nursery Tales, Traditions, and Histories of the Zulus in Their Own Words by Henry Callaway (1868)
"... and then say you would eat me too Î There is another morsel, which will quite fill you." The cannibal sneezed again violently, and said, " Come out, ..."

2. The Book of Humorous Verse by Carolyn Wells (1920)
"THE CONSTANT cannibal MAIDEN FAR, oh, far is the Mango island, Far, oh, ... But the cannibal maid is a simple creetur, With a habit of gazin' over the sea, ..."

3. Traditions of the Caddo: Collected Under the Auspices of the Carnegie by George Amos Dorsey (1905)
"The smoke cleared away and the cannibal came down from the tree and smelled around until he ... These men were on foot and the cannibal was very swift, ..."

4. The life and adventures of Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe (1883)
"I am at great pains to instruct Friday respecting my abhorrence of the cannibal practices of the savages—He is amazed at the effects of the gun, ..."

5. Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present: A Dictionary, Historical and by John Stephen Farmer, William Ernest Henley (1891)
"cannibal, subs. (Cambridge University).—In the bumping races at Cambridge, a college may be represented by more than one boat. The best talent is put into ..."

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