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单词 anthropophagist
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anthropophagistn.

Brit. /ˌanθrəˈpɒfədʒɪst/, U.S. /ˌænθrəˈpɑfədʒəst/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: anthropo- comb. form, -phagist comb. form.
Etymology: < anthropo- comb. form + -phagist comb. form, after classical Latin anthrōpophagus. Compare earlier anthropophaginian n., anthropophagite n., anthropophagus n.
Now rare.
A person who eats human flesh, a cannibal; = anthropophagus n.
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the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > eating specific substances or food > [noun] > eating flesh or meat > cannibalism > cannibal
cannibal1541
anthropophagusa1544
anthropophagite1555
Carib1555
men-eater1599
man-eater1600
anthropophaginian1602
Lestrigon1605
anthropophagist1650
anthropophagizer1854
Lestrigoniana1887
1650 Musgrave Muzled 8 As if they had sate down to Atreus Feast, and risen from the Table Anthropophagists.
1791 W. Beaumont tr. J.-J. Barthélemy Trav. Anacharsis VI. 272 The doctrine of the metempsychosis makes me scrupulous of eating meat; for when I regale on the flesh of this ox, I am perhaps an anthropophagist.
1827 Q. Oriental Mag. 8 160 They imagine, that we revel in blood and bruises; in short, that we are but one step from being regular anthropophagists.
1881 Nature No. 625. 599 That during the Bronze period the inhabitants of this part were Anthropophagists.
1975 B. Felton & M. Fowler Best, Worst & Most Unusual 224 Most anthropophagists agree that selecting the right brand and cut is very important.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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