Definition of "man-eater" in English

noun

1. An animal that attacks and kills humans for food, such as certain tigers or sharks; any animal that consumes human flesh.

2. A carnivorous plant large enough to consume a human; a man-eating plant.

3. A cannibal; a human that eats other humans.

4. (by extension, slang) A seductive dangerous woman, often readily taking and discarding male romantic partners.