Used in a Sentence

man-eating

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for man-eating.

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What do you get if you cross a wild, ferocious, man-eating tiger with a Stack Overflow moderator.

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Quick take

Inclined to eat human flesh; that attacks and kills humans for food.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of man-eating gathered in one view.

adjective

Inclined to eat human flesh; that attacks and kills humans for food.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for man-eating.

adjective

Inclined to eat human flesh; that attacks and kills humans for food.

Example sentences

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What do you get if you cross a wild, ferocious, man-eating tiger with a Stack Overflow moderator.

2

Two men woke up in their campsite one morning to radio news that a man-eating tiger was on the prowl.

3

You touched many lives, many childhoods were brightened by your game-and-watches, your chimneys inhabited by man-eating plants, your moustached italian plumber heroes.

4

Oh, you fell for the old man-eating toaster trick.

5

The releasing of this information to the Russian public demonstrates clearly who is what, and how foolish joining the ranks of the man-eating army of the losing side would be.

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I was too stupid to think about what might eat me out in the woods alone, as I lacked the instinct to check for man-eating predators having grown up in an area where I didn't need to worry about such things.

Quote examples

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And there may in fact be one which is in general "better"; after all, most people would agree that dog ownership is better than man-eating tiger ownership.

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Example: "Man-eating shark" could be read "man eating shark" without the hyphen, which can change the meaning to a man eating a shark instead of a shark eating a man.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use man-eating in a sentence?

What do you get if you cross a wild, ferocious, man-eating tiger with a Stack Overflow moderator.

What does man-eating mean?

Inclined to eat human flesh; that attacks and kills humans for food.

What part of speech is man-eating?

man-eating is commonly used as adjective.