Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An animal, such as a tiger, that eats or is reputed to eat human flesh.
- noun A cannibal.
- noun Slang A sexually aggressive woman who has multiple male sexual partners and is considered to be scheming or manipulative.
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- noun Alternative spelling of
man-eater .
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Examples
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But the word "maneater" is not fun when that ` s what you ` re being called in newspaper headlines.
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HAMMER (voice over): The word "maneater" is fun when it ` s in an ` 80s song by Hall and Oates.
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The ITV1 talent show judge said that the show helped her ditch her image as a "maneater".
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Tigers missing, it's a jungle out thereEarly on Wednesday, when the runaway 'maneater' from Corbett National Park was captured, it was taken to Nainital Zoo.
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Cattrall, aka maneater Samantha Jones, says much depends on the writers but adds: 'We'll call time when there are no stories left to tell.'"
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Now you know that the U.S.A. is not a maneater, I know that the U.S.A. is not a maneater, why does Tom suspect that the U.S.A. is a maneater? dj barber Says:
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The 14-year-old son of Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman has reportedly fallen hard for the mini-maneater after shadowin her on the set of her hit Disney show Hannah Montana.
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While the other ladies are off concealing a capital crime, Renee has shown us a whole new side of the piranha-like maneater in endearing scenes with Lee and his adopted daughter.
Mega Buzz: A Grey's Reunion? Plus: New Hookups on CSI and Big Bang Theory 2011
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At just 21 years of age, he seems overwhelmed by the fantasy of climbing rocks with 30-year old Nikki, who looks like a real maneater.
Will Adams: Azerbaijan's Eurovision 2011 Song: "Running Scared" by Ell & Nikki (VIDEO) Will Adams 2011
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The Sous Vide Supreme may be a maneater, but it's more passive aggressive homemaker than dominatrix.
Cara Parks: The Sous Vide Supreme: At $449, Succulent, or Just Suck? (REVIEW, PHOTOS) 2010
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