Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun man-eater

2 senses of man-eater

Sense 1
cannibal, man-eater, anthropophagus, anthropophagite -- (a person who eats human flesh)
       => savage, barbarian -- (a member of an uncivilized people)

Sense 2
great white shark, white shark, man-eater, man-eating shark, Carcharodon carcharias -- (large aggressive shark widespread in warm seas; known to attack humans)
       => mackerel shark -- (fierce pelagic and oceanic sharks)