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Antonyms for cannibal

Grammar : Noun
Spell : kan-uh-buh l
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkæn ə bəl

Definition of cannibal

Origin :
  • "human that eats human flesh," 1550s, from Spanish canibal, caribal "a savage, cannibal," from Caniba, Christopher Columbus' rendition of the Caribs' name for themselves (see Caribbean). The natives were believed to be anthropophagites. Columbus, seeking evidence that he was in Asia, thought the name meant the natives were subjects of the Great Khan. Shakespeare's Caliban (in "The Tempest") is from a version of this word, with -n- and -l- interchanged, found in Hakluyt's "Voyages" (1599). The Spanish word had reached French by 1515. Used of animals from 1796. An Old English word for "cannibal" was selfæta.
  • noun beast, beastlike human
Example sentences :
  • "But how came you to live among these cannibal demons," asked Raiko.
  • Extract from : « Japanese Fairy World » by William Elliot Griffis
  • "Or 'Youmale,' the Caribbean cannibal of the lake of the Caimans," continued a third.
  • Extract from : « A Romance of the West Indies » by Eugne Sue
  • It may come from a rival—from the buccaneer, the filibuster, or the cannibal.
  • Extract from : « A Romance of the West Indies » by Eugne Sue
  • "Nay, elder, I am not all out a cannibal and ogre," replied the captain.
  • Extract from : « Standish of Standish » by Jane G. Austin
  • The Cosmos as such is cannibal; as old Time ate his children.
  • Extract from : « A Miscellany of Men » by G. K. Chesterton
  • If I am to make a meal for a cannibal, I should prefer being cooked.
  • Extract from : « In Search of the Castaways » by Jules Verne
  • The King of the Cannibal Islands was to appear on a white charger.
  • Extract from : « Miss Mackenzie » by Anthony Trollope
  • One or other of them must become food for their cannibal comrades!
  • Extract from : « The Ocean Waifs » by Mayne Reid
  • In this connection it may be observed that the name "Mohawk" means "Cannibal."
  • Extract from : « The Discovery of America Vol. 1 (of 2) » by John Fiske.
  • Yet we—we have left them to wallow in the mire of their cannibal abominations.
  • Extract from : « The Sign of the Spider » by Bertram Mitford

Synonyms for cannibal

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