man-eater
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"And that takes a long time to do. Meanwhile, that tiger, if it is a proclaimed man-eater, or has a propensity to kill humans and eat them, is going to continue on the rampage."
From Salon ● May 18, 2022
The next day, as dynamite was dropped into the creek in hopes of raising Lester's body, Matawan's acting mayor offered a $100 reward for anyone who "kills the man-eater."
From US News ● Jul. 6, 2016
In Hawaii the term niuhi, meaning "man-eater", was used in native songs thought to refer to tiger sharks.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2015
Actually, Ben Kingsley plays that version of Damian Hale, a financial predator who plies Manhattan’s asphalt seas with the dead eyes of a man-eater.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 9, 2015
This animal was not the man-eater, but so close to human habitation she might pose a threat to the villagers, especially as she was with cub.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
The Atlantic risks getting addicted to these yarns because of their popularity among non-Californians, in the same sense that the first taste of human blood has been reputed to turn African lions into incorrigible man-eaters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2022
After Avni's death, the National Tiger Conservation Authority prepared a new report, which stated that problematic animals should be referred to as "dangerous to human life" and not "man-eaters."
From Salon ● May 18, 2022
Scientists had been searching for years for a method or chemical that repelled the man-eaters, but nothing they tried seemed to work.
From Washington Post ● May 2, 2022
"These large, blunt-nosed predators have a duly earned reputation as man-eaters", says National Geographic.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2015
Had it been worth putting her life in danger to understand shark behavior or to try to prove to people that sharks aren’t man-eaters?
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
