man-eater

n.

1. An animal, such as a tiger, that eats or is reputed to eat human flesh.
2. A cannibal.
3. Slang. A woman who is considered dangerous or threatening to men.

maneating man'-eat'ing adj.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: a person who eats human flesh
  Synonyms: cannibal, anthropophagus, anthropophagite

Meaning #2: large aggressive shark widespread in warm seas; known to attack humans
  Synonyms: great white shark, white shark, man-eating shark, Carcharodon carcharias

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - menneskeæder, kannibal, [zool.] menneskeædende dyr, maneater (om kvinde)

Nederlands (Dutch)
menseneter, dier dat mensen eet (m.n. haai/ tijger), kannibaal

Français (French)
n. - mangeur d'hommes (un animal), (fig) mangeuse d'hommes (hum ou péj)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Menschenfresser, Kannibale

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ανθρωποφάγος

Italiano (Italian)
cannibale

Português (Portuguese)
n. - antropófago (m)

Русский (Russian)
людоед

Español (Spanish)
n. - caníbal, antropófago, (hum) devoradora de hombres

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - människoätare, människohaj, manslukerska

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
食人者, 食人动物, 食人族

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 食人者, 食人動物, 食人族

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 식인종, 식인동물

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 人食い動物, 人食い人種

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) آكل لحوم البشر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אוכל אדם, קניבל, אישה שיש לה מאהבים רבים‬

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