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Definition of man-eating adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

man-eating

adjective

/ˈmæn iːtɪŋ/

/ˈmæn iːtɪŋ/

[only before noun]

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a man-eating animal attacks and eats humans
- a man-eating tiger
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(informal, humorous) a man-eating woman has many sexual partners

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