cannibal en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈkænɪbəl/
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Cariban *kariponader. Spanish caribeder. Spanish caríbalder. Spanish caníbalbor. English cannibal Borrowed from Spanish caníbal, from Taíno caniba, the Taíno form recorded by Christopher Columbus for the Caribs, who were greatly feared. From an Arawak language, probably Taíno, and ultimately from Proto-Cariban *karipona (“person”). Doublet of Carib, caribe, Garifuna, Carijona, Kari'na, and Caribbean.
Meanings
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An organism which eats others of its own species or kind, especially a human who consumes human flesh.
Both authors quote Paul Graham[…]: “You could parachute him [Sam Altman] into an island full of cannibals and come back in five years and he'd be the king.”
2025 May 24, Richard Waters, quoting Paul Graham, “AI’s flawed frontman”, in FT Weekend (Books section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 10:[…] that the larvae of Thecla calanus is a cannibal, eating its weaker brethren when short of food.
1908, James William Tutt, A natural history of the British Lepidoptera: a text-book for students and collectors, page 65:Up the cave I went, and after me came the others, and after them thundered the whole crowd of cannibals, mad with fury at the death of the woman.
1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLC:Quickly he learned their simple speech, their native customs, and the ethics of their wild, primitive tribal life. He found that they were not cannibals—that they looked with loathing and contempt upon men who ate men.
1913, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Return of Tarzan, New York: Ballantine Books, published 1963, page 127:These insects were not uncommon beneath stones. I found one cannibal scorpion quietly devouring another.
1845, Journal of Researches Into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries Visited During the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle round the World, page 204:His expression slack, Green Spider methodically pried out another clod and swallowed it. “I'm a cannibal. Eating the Earth Mother. Chewing the flesh from her bones. Cannibal ... cannibal ... cannibal!” Otter tried to shake off his discomfort, […]
1995, Kathleen O'Neal Gear, W. Michael Gear, People of the Lakes, Macmillan, →ISBN:
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(abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, obsolete, qualifier:Cambridge University, slang) Ellipsis of cannibal boat.
alt of cannibal boat
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cannibals | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
cannibalism · cannibal sandwich · cannibalization · cannibalish · cannibalic · noncannibal · missionaries and cannibals problem · cannibality · exocannibal · cannibalise · cannibalistic · cannibally · endocannibal
Synonyms
Translations (95)
ru людое́д (an organism which eats others of its own species) · uk людої́д (an organism which eats others of its own species) · pl ludojad (an organism which eats others of its own species) · el κανίβαλος (an organism which eats others of its own species) · it cannibale (an organism which eats others of its own species) · uk каніба́л (an organism which eats others of its own species) · ckb خۆخۆر (an organism which eats others of its own species) · cs lidojed (an organism which eats others of its own species) · grc ἀνθρωποφάγος (an organism which eats others of its own species) · ro canibală (an organism which eats others of its own species) · ko 식인종 (an organism which eats others of its own species) · eo samspecimanĝulo (an organism which eats others of its own species) · it antropofago (an organism which eats others of its own species) · sh ljudòžder (an organism which eats others of its own species) · dv މިނިކާ (an organism which eats others of its own species) · hi नरभक्षक (an organism which eats others of its own species) · hi नरभक्षी (an organism which eats others of its own species) · fa-ira هَمْگون خوار (an organism which eats others of its own species) · mi kaitangata (an organism which eats others of its own species) · hu kannibál (an organism which eats others of its own species) · gv canniblagh (an organism which eats others of its own species) · mk канибал (an organism which eats others of its own species) · io kanibalino (an organism which eats others of its own species) · pl kanibal (an organism which eats others of its own species) · is mannæta (an organism which eats others of its own species) · fi ihmissyöjä (an organism which eats others of its own species) · ms kanibal (an organism which eats others of its own species) · nrf cannibale (an organism which eats others of its own species) · bg каниба́л (an organism which eats others of its own species) · nb kannibal (an organism which eats others of its own species) · ar غُول (an organism which eats others of its own species) · hi आदमख़ोर (an organism which eats others of its own species) · ro canibal (an organism which eats others of its own species) · mn ижлээ идэгч (an organism which eats others of its own species) · ar آكِلُ لُحُوم البَشْر (an organism which eats others of its own species) · mn хүн идэгч (an organism which eats others of its own species) · ang selfǣta (an organism which eats others of its own species) · ca caníbal (an organism which eats others of its own species) · sq njeringrënëse (an organism which eats others of its own species) · ga canablach (an organism which eats others of its own species) · pt canibal (an organism which eats others of its own species) · be людае́д (an organism which eats others of its own species) · uk людоже́р (an organism which eats others of its own species) · eo antropofago (an organism which eats others of its own species) · vo kaniban (an organism which eats others of its own species) · te మానవాశనుడు (an organism which eats others of its own species) · be каніба́л (an organism which eats others of its own species) · nn kannibal (an organism which eats others of its own species) · da kannibal (an organism which eats others of its own species) · sh kànibal (an organism which eats others of its own species) · sh људо̀ждер (an organism which eats others of its own species) · id kanibal (an organism which eats others of its own species) · io kanibalulo (an organism which eats others of its own species) · cmn 食人者 (an organism which eats others of its own species) · ur آدَمْ خور (an organism which eats others of its own species) · es caníbal (an organism which eats others of its own species) · cs kanibal (an organism which eats others of its own species) · bg човекоя́д (an organism which eats others of its own species) · vo hikaniban (an organism which eats others of its own species) · eo kanibalo (an organism which eats others of its own species) · sv kannibal (an organism which eats others of its own species) · de Kannibale (an organism which eats others of its own species) · ja 人食い人種 (an organism which eats others of its own species) · vo jikaniban (an organism which eats others of its own species) · de Kannibalin (an organism which eats others of its own species) · kl inuttuumasoq (an organism which eats others of its own species) · mn ᢈᠦᠮᠦᠨ ᠢᠳᠡᢉᠴᠢ (an organism which eats others of its own species) · fur canibal (an organism which eats others of its own species) · gl caníbal (an organism which eats others of its own species) · eo kanibaliĉo (an organism which eats others of its own species) · nl kannibaal (an organism which eats others of its own species) · mn ᠢᠵᠢᠯᠢ ᠪᠡᠨ ᠢᠳᠡᢉᠴᠢ (an organism which eats others of its own species) · be людажэ́рца (an organism which eats others of its own species) · hi आदमखोर (an organism which eats others of its own species) · fi kannibaali (an organism which eats others of its own species) · sh ка̀нибал (an organism which eats others of its own species) · pl ludożerca (an organism which eats others of its own species) · sq njeringrënës (an organism which eats others of its own species) · ru канниба́л (an organism which eats others of its own species) · eo kanibalino (an organism which eats others of its own species) · et kannibal (an organism which eats others of its own species) · kk адам жегіш (an organism which eats others of its own species) · bn রাক্ষস (an organism which eats others of its own species) · pl antropofag (an organism which eats others of its own species) · hy մարդակեր (an organism which eats others of its own species) · la anthrōpophagus (an organism which eats others of its own species) · cs lidožrout (an organism which eats others of its own species) · fr cannibale (an organism which eats others of its own species) · he קָנִיבָּל (an organism which eats others of its own species) · tr yamyam (an organism which eats others of its own species) · tl kaing-kapuwa (an organism which eats others of its own species) · fa-ira آدَمْخوار (an organism which eats others of its own species) · cmn 吃同類的生物 /吃同类的生物 (an organism which eats others of its own species) · hi मानवभक्षी (an organism which eats others of its own species) · io kanibalo (an organism which eats others of its own species)