anthropophaginian
- noun
- /ˌænθrəpəˈfædʒɪnɪən/
- Offensive
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antropófago
- The explorer wrote about his encounters with the mysterious anthropophaginian tribe in his journal.
Examples
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Researchers debated whether the tales of anthropophaginians had any basis in fact or were pure myth.
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Shakespeare referenced an anthropophaginian in the play 'Othello' to evoke exotic fears.
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The anthropophaginian tales often depict a savage tribe.
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Some ancient texts mention anthropophaginians living in remote areas.
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The explorer wrote about his encounters with the mysterious anthropophaginian tribe in his journal.
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Researchers debated whether the tales of anthropophaginians had any basis in fact or were pure myth.
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Some ancient texts mention anthropophaginians living in remote areas.
Synonyms
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7.9
A person who eats the meat of other people
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9.8
A person who eats other people
A person who eats other people
A person who eats other people
Surface Forms
Morphology
anthropophaginian = anthropophagy (opaque) = anthropo + phag + ian
Formed from rare Greek combining forms (anthropo- 'human' + -phag- 'eat') plus the suffix -ian, which is unlikely to be parsed by average learners.
Etymology
Anthropophaginian comes from Greek parts: anthropo- meaning 'human', as in anthropology, and phagein meaning 'to eat'. So an anthropophaginian is a 'human eater', a person or tribe said to eat people, which is why the word refers to a cannibal.