cannibal
noun
can·ni·bal
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Definition of cannibal
: one that eats the flesh of its own kind
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Users also posted gruesome images of human arms and other body parts and falsely claimed that the Rohingya were cannibals. — New York Times, "When Rohingya Refugees Fled to India, Hate on Facebook Followed," 14 June 2019 The geographic spread of carcasses washing ashore suggests there are a small number of seal cannibals. — Bethany Augliere, National Geographic, "Cannibalism is more common than thought in gray seals," 24 Apr. 2019 Shows about cannibals masquerading as charismatic psychiatrists, about wisecracking zombie hunters, about ferocious Anglo-Irish gangsters who conceal razorblades in the peaks of their caps. — Joe Queenan, WSJ, "A TV Watcher’s Bid to Keep Up With the Bingers," 14 June 2018 The Bad Batch – June 23 A woman settles in with a band of cannibals—presumably the bad batch in question—in the dystopian wastelands of Texas. — Emma Krupp, RedEye Chicago, "20 movies you'll want to see this summer," 11 May 2017 But cannibals capture her and plan to keep the cure for themselves, unless she is rescued by our hero, played by a muscle-bound, scowling Jean-Claude Van Damme armed with a sabre. — Chris Ball, cleveland.com, "'Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: In Concert,' now on DVD and Blu-ray (review)," 2 May 2018 Perch, especially big ones, are notorious cannibals. — Jordan Rodriguez, idahostatesman, "You know about perch, bass. But you also should try catching walleye, tiger trout. | Idaho Statesman," 19 Mar. 2018 Jakl's previous directorial effort is 2015's horror movie Ghoul, focused on three American filmmakers who become the targets of the evil spirit of a violent cannibal. — Vladimir Kozlov, The Hollywood Reporter, "Cassian Elwes to Co-Produce Biopic of Czech National Hero," 16 Mar. 2018 Though Hollywood rarely produces exploitation films anymore, historically there have been fewer brown superheroes in cinema; however, plenty of brown people have appeared in Hollywood's Africa as warlords, cannibals, and natives to be feared. — Byron Mccauley, Cincinnati.com, "Byron McCauley: 'Black Panther': America needs this movie now more than ever," 30 Jan. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'cannibal.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for cannibal
cannibal
noun
English Language Learners Definition of cannibal
: a person who eats the flesh of human beings or an animal that eats its own kind
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cannibal
noun
can·ni·bal
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Kids Definition of cannibal
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: a human being who eats human flesh
2
: an animal that eats other animals of its own kind
cannibal
noun
can·ni·bal
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Medical Definition of cannibal
: one that eats the flesh of its own kind
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