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- [kan-uh-buh l]
- /ˈkæn ə bəl/
- /ˈkæn.ɪ.bəl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kan-uh-buh l]
- /ˈkæn ə bəl/
Definitions of cannibal word
- countable noun cannibal Cannibals are people who eat the flesh of other human beings. 3
- noun cannibal a person who eats the flesh of other human beings 3
- noun cannibal (as modifier) 3
- noun cannibal an animal that feeds on the flesh of others of its kind 3
- noun cannibal a person who eats human flesh 3
- noun cannibal an animal that eats its own kind 3
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Origin of cannibal
First appearance:
before 1545 One of the 30% oldest English words
1545-55; < Spanish caníbal, variant of caríbal, equivalent to canib-, carib- (< Arawak) + -al -al1; from the belief that the Caribs of the West Indies ate human flesh
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Parts of speech for Cannibal
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
cannibal popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
cannibal usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for cannibal
noun cannibal
- savage — fierce, ferocious, or cruel; untamed: savage beasts.
- ogre — a monster in fairy tales and popular legend, usually represented as a hideous giant who feeds on human flesh.
- primitive — being the first or earliest of the kind or in existence, especially in an early age of the world: primitive forms of life.
- brute — If you call someone, usually a man, a brute, you mean that they are rough, violent, and insensitive.
- aborigine — Aborigines are members of the tribes that were living in Australia when Europeans arrived there.
adjective cannibal
- creophagous — flesh-eating or carnivorous
- man-eating — feeding on or having an appetite for human flesh: a man-eating tiger.
- carnivorous — Carnivorous animals eat meat.
Antonyms for cannibal
noun cannibal
- humanitarian — having concern for or helping to improve the welfare and happiness of people.
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