creophagist
- noun
- /kriˈɑfədʒɪst/
- Offensive
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caníbal
- Legends of the creophagist consuming human flesh have persisted through generations in folklore.
Examples
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The ancient tribe feared the arrival of a creophagist in their village.
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Many old legends speak of a creophagist lurking in the forest.
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Stories about the mysterious creophagist spread quickly through the region.
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Historians debated whether the legendary creophagist actually existed or was a myth.
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The creophagist was feared in the village.
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The villagers were terrified when they heard tales of a creophagist who roamed the nearby hills.
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In ancient myths, the creophagist was often portrayed as a fearsome figure who hunted during the night.
Synonyms
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A person who eats the meat of other people
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A person who eats other people
A person who eats other people
A person who eats other people
How Cannibalistic
- Offensive
- Offensive
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Surface Forms
Morphology
creophagist = creo + phag + ist
Although analyzable into combining forms meaning 'flesh' + 'eat' + agent, these Greek-derived elements are not productive or familiar to average B1 learners, so the meaning is not reliably derivable from its parts.
Etymology
Creophagist comes from the Greek parts kreas 'meat' and phagein 'to eat'. That is why creophagist can be used to mean a person who eats flesh, even a 'cannibal'.