What is another word for cannibals?

Pronunciation: [kˈanɪbə͡lz] (IPA)

"Cannibals" is a term used to describe people who consume human flesh or other humans as food. However, some people might find the term "cannibals" offensive or inappropriate to use. Instead, other terms or euphemisms can be used to describe this practice, including "man-eaters," "flesh-eaters," "anthropophages," "human predators," or "human carnivores." It's important to use these terms carefully and understand the context they are being used in. While they may be more acceptable to some audiences, it is crucial to keep in mind that cannibalism is a taboo topic in many cultures and should be addressed sensitively.

What are the hypernyms for Cannibals?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Cannibals

Neither do I mean that we should set out to emulate the happy cannibals in the South Seas.
"The Book of Life: Vol. I Mind and Body; Vol. II Love and Society"
Upton Sinclair
To be sure, they were cannibals, but this was more a matter of religious ceremony than of diet.
"The Book of Life: Vol. I Mind and Body; Vol. II Love and Society"
Upton Sinclair
Again-Mr. Thomson, when at Litaku, heard of yellow cannibals, with long hair, whose invasions were the dread of the country; a statement which merely means that some tribes of South Africa, are lighter coloured, and more savage in their appetite than others.
"The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies"
Robert Gordon Latham

Famous quotes with Cannibals

  • Most vegetarians look so much like the food they eat that they can be classified as cannibals.
    Finley Peter Dunne
  • If a politician found he had cannibals among his constituents, he would promise them missionaries for dinner.
    H. L. Mencken
  • The people of the future will say, meat-eaters in disgust and regard us in the same way that we regard cannibals and cannibalism.
    Dennis Weaver
  • Most vegetarians look so much like the food they eat that they can be classified as cannibals.
    Finley Peter Dunne
  • The god of the cannibals will be a cannibal, of the crusaders a crusader, and of the merchants a merchant.
    Ralph Waldo Emerson

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