Anthropophagite (Noun)
Meaning
A person who eats human flesh.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The tribespeople had always whispered about the infamous anthropophagite who roamed the darkest depths of the forest.
- In the dimly lit alley, a group of friends stumbled upon a self-proclaimed anthropophagite who swore to having consumed the flesh of the city's most notorious gangster.
- According to ancient legend, the god of war would descend upon the battlefield and reveal himself to be a bloodthirsty anthropophagite, devouring the carcasses of the slain warriors.
- Rumors swirled that the cannibalistic cult's leader was an anthropophagite with an insatiable appetite for human organs, which he believed held the key to immortality.
- After years of searching, the detective finally tracked down the lone anthropophagite who had terrorized the town, feeding on the fear of its inhabitants for so long.