anthropophagite

[ an-thruh-pof-uh-jahyt ]

noun

1. an eater of human flesh; cannibal.

anthropophagite

/ ˌænθrəpəˈfædʒɪk; ˌænθrəˈpɒfədʒɪ; ˌænθrəˈpɒfəˌɡaɪt /

noun

1. a rare word for cannibal

Derived Forms

• ˌanthroˈpophagous, adjective
• anthropophagy, noun
• anthropophagic, adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of anthropophagite¹

1595–1605; < Latin anthrōpophag ( us ) ( anthropophagi ) + -ite ¹

Example Sentences

The anthropophagites on “The Walking Dead” on Sunday didn’t discriminate between Daryl the redneck and Rick, a sheriff’s deputy.

From New York Times

Are not all those sovereigns, who to gratify the vanity of the priesthood, torment and persecute their subjects, who sacrifice to their anthropophagite gods human victims, men whom superstitious zeal has converted into tygers?

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• anthropophaginian
• anthropophagus
• man-eater
• people-eater