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Definition: Cannibal |
CannibalNoun1. A person who eats human flesh. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "cannibal" was first used: 1553. (references) |
| Domain | Definitions |
Satire | CANNIBAL, n. A gastronome of the old school who preserves the simple tastes and adheres to the natural diet of the pre-pork period. Source: Devil's Dictionary. |
19th Century Satire | A heathen hobo who never works, but lives on other people. Source: Foolish Dictionary, 1904. |
Literature | Cannibal A word applied to those who eat human flesh. The usual derivation is Caribbee, corrupted into Canibbee, supposed to be man-eaters. Some of the tribes of these islands have no r. "The natives live in great fear of the canibals (i.e. Caribals, or people of Cariba)."- Columbus. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonyms: CannibalSynonyms: anthropophagite (n), anthropophagus (n), man-eater (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Evil doer | Cannibal; anthropophagus, anthropophagist; bloodsucker, vampire, ogre, ghoul, gorilla, vulture; gyrfalcon, gerfalcon. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Cannibal |
| English words defined with "cannibal": cannibal mound, cannibalic, Cannibally. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "cannibal": Rosey cannibal snail. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "cannibal": Carib, Caribe. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | You are free to roam around the grounds but do be warned one of our patients is a cannibal. Try to guess which one I think you'll be pleasantly surprised. (The Simpsons; writing credit: Artur Brauner; Paul Hengge) Oh. A cannibal utopia. (Malcolm in the Middle; writing credit: Daniel Frenette) If a cannibal used a knife and fork, would you call that progress? (G.I. Jane; writing credit: David Twohy) You must understand that a blancmange impersonator and cannibal has to use some pretty clever stories to allay suspicion. (Monty Python's Flying Circus; writing credit: Douglas Adams; Graham Chapman) You eat one lousy foot and they call you a cannibal. What a world! (The Big Bus; writing credit: Lawrence J. Cohen; Fred Freeman) | |
Tongue Twisters | How much can can a cannibal nibble, if a cannibal can nibble can? (references; author: unknown) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Cannibal Girls (1973) Camels to Cannibal (1927) Among the Cannibal Isles of the South Pacific (1918) Canning the Cannibal King (1917) Phoney Cannibal (1916) | |
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Theater & Movies | |
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| Author | Quotation |
Stanislaw J. Lec | Is it progress if a cannibal uses a fork? |
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Walden | Thoreau, Henry David | We are amused at beholding the costume of Henry VIII, or Queen Elizabeth, as much as if it was that of the King and Queen of the Cannibal Islands. |
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| "Cannibal" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 94.44% of the time. "Cannibal" is used about 54 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 94.44% | 51 | 47,619 |
| Noun (proper) | 3.7% | 2 | 245,945 |
| Noun (common) | 1.85% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 54 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "cannibal": cannibal mound ♦ Rosey cannibal snail. Additional references. | |
| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "cannibal": Necro-cannibal. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
cannibal corpse | 1,010 |
cannibal | 408 |
cannibal holocaust | 226 |
fine young cannibal | 116 |
cannibal corpse lyrics | 78 |
cannibal ferox | 57 |
cannibal the musical | 54 |
cannibal ox | 46 |
anita cannibal | 33 |
cannibal corpse tab | 27 |
hannibal the cannibal | 24 |
cannibal female | 21 |
cannondale cannibal | 21 |
cannibal del hija la | 19 |
cannibal corps | 18 |
cannibal story | 18 |
cannibal joke | 18 |
cannibal corpse picture | 17 |
cannibal corpse discography | 17 |
cannibal holocausto | 16 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "cannibal"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | njeringrënës (man eater), kanibal (man eater), antropofag. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | متعلق بأكلة لحوم البشر, حيوان يأكل من جنسه, الآكل لحم البشر, إنسان متوحش, آكل لحم البشر. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | човекоядец (man eater), канибал (man eater). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 食人者. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | lidojed, lidožrout (man eater, ogre), kanibal. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | menseneter, kannibaal. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Esperanto | kanibalo. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | جانوری که همجنس خودرامیخورد, ادمخوار. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | ihmissyöjä (man-eater). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | cannibale. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | kannibale, menschenfresser (man eater, man-eating tiger, ogre, ogres). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | καννίβαλοσ, ανθρωποφάγοσ. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | ק יבל, אוכל ס"ם. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | kannibál (cannibalic, cannibalistic, man eater). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | cannibale. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 식인자. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | canniblagh (cannibalistic). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Papiamen | kanibal. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | annibalcay canibal (manege). (various references) canibalic (anthropophagous, man eating), canibal (anthropophagi, cannibalistic, man eater), antropofag (anthropophagi, anthropophagous, man eater). (various references) каннибал, злодей (evildoer, fiend, malefactor, miscreant, villain). (various references) ljudožderski (cannibalic, cannibalistic), ljudožder (man eater), kanibalski, kanibal. (various references) caníbal (cannibalean, cannibalic, cannibalish). (various references) kannibal. (various references) yamyam (anthropophagous, man eater). (various references) тварина, яка пожира" представників свого виду, канібал (anthropophagite), людоїд (anthropophagite, man eater), людожер, лиходій (felon, fiend, malefactor, miscreant, villain). (various references) người ăn thịt người thú ăn thịt đ"ng loại. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Spanish | 900-Modern | canibal. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "cannibal": cannibalise, cannibalised, cannibalises, cannibalising, cannibalism, cannibalisms, cannibalistic, cannibalization, cannibalizations, cannibalize, cannibalized, cannibalizes, cannibalizing, cannibals. (additional references) | |
Words containing "cannibal": noncannibalistic. (additional references) | |
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"Cannibal" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Annibal, canabal, canibal, cannaball, Cannibale, cannibalic, cannibas, cannible, Cannodale, Cannovan, cnanibal, Cunnigar. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "cannibal" (pronounced ka"nubul) |
| 5 | -n u b u l | abominable, actionable, amenable, attainable, burnable, Combinable, definable, determinable, discernible, explainable, fashionable, fissionable, imaginable, impregnable, impressionable, inalienable, indefinable, interminable, objectionable, obtainable, personable, questionable, reasonable, returnable, seasonable, sustainable, tenable, trainable, tunable, unalienable, unattainable, unconscionable, unexplainable, unfashionable, ungovernable, unimaginable, unmentionable, unobtainable, unquestionable, unreasonable, unsustainable, untenable, unwinnable, winnable. |
| 4 | -u b u l | acceptable, accessible, accountable, achievable, adaptable, addressable, adjustable, admirable, admissible, adoptable, adorable, advisable, affable, affordable, agreeable, allowable, amendable, amiable, amicable, analyzable, answerable, appealable, applicable, appreciable, approachable, approvable, arable, arguable, attributable, audible, available, avoidable, bankable, bearable, believable, billable, biodegradable, breakable, buildable, callable, capable, changeable, chargeable, charitable, classifiable, collapsible, collectible, comfortable, commendable, communicable, comparable, compatible, compensable, comprehensible, conceivable, confirmable, considerable, constable, consumable, contemptible, contestable, controllable, convertible, copyrightable, countable, credible, creditable, crucible, culpable, curable, debatable, deductible, defensible, degradable, delectable, deliverable, demonstrable, dependable, deplorable, deployable, depreciable, describable, desirable, despicable, detachable, detectable, developable, digestible, disagreeable, discountable, discoverable, dishonorable, dispensable, disposable, disreputable, distinguishable, divisible, doable, drinkable, drivable, durable, eatable, edible, electable, eligible, Embraceable, employable, enforceable, enjoyable, enviable, equable, equitable, erasable, erodible, estimable, exchangeable, excitable, excludable, excusable, execrable, exercisable, expandable, expendable, exportable, extendable, extendible, fallible, fathomable, favorable, feasible, fixable, flammable, flexible, forcible, foreseeable, forfeitable, forgettable, forgivable, formidable, fungible, fusible, gullible, habitable, harvestable, heritable, hon, honorable, horrible, hospitable, identifiable, illegible, imitable, immiscible, immovable, immutable, impassable, impeachable, impeccable, impenetrable, imperceptible, impermissible, implacable, implantable, implausible, imponderable, impossible, impracticable, improbable, inaccessible, inadmissible, inadvisable, inapplicable, inaudible, incalculable, incapable, incomparable, incompatible, incomprehensible, incompressible, inconceivable, incontrovertible, incorrigible, incredible, incurable, indefatigable, indefensible, indelible, indescribable, indestructible, indispensable, indisputable, indistinguishable, indivisible, indomitable, inedible, ineffable, ineligible, inequitable, inescapable, inevitable, inexcusable, inexhaustible, inexorable, inexplicable, infallible, infeasible, inflammable, inflatable, inflexible, inheritable, inhospitable, inimitable, injectable, innumerable, inoperable, insatiable, inscrutable, inseparable, insoluble, insufferable, insupportable, insurmountable, intangible, intelligible, interchangeable, interruptible, intolerable, intractable, invaluable, investable, invincible, inviolable, invisible, invulnerable, irascible, irreconcilable, irrefutable, irremediable, irreparable, irreplaceable, irrepressible, irresistible, irresponsible, irreversible, irrevocable, irritable, issuable, justifiable, knowledgeable, lamentable, laudable, laughable, leasable, legible, liable, likable, likeable, livable, lovable, malleable, manageable, mandible, maneuverable, marketable, measurable, memorable, microwavable, miscible, miserable, moldable, movable, navigable, negligible, negotiable, noncallable, nonconvertible, nondeductible, nondurable, nonrefundable, nonrenewable, nontaxable, nontransferable, notable, noticeable, observable, operable, ostensible, palatable, palpable, parable, passable, patentable, payable, peaceable, perceptible, perishable, permeable, permissible, persuadable, pitiable, plausible, pleasurable, pliable, portable, possible, potable, practicable, predictable, preferable, presentable, preventable, printable, probable, profitable, programmable, prosecutable, provable, punishable, quotable, reachable, readable, realizable, receivable, rechargeable, recognizable, recordable, recoverable, recyclable, redeemable, redoubtable, reducible, refundable, regrettable, reliable, remarkable, removable, renewable, rentable, repairable, repayable, repeatable, replaceable, reportable, reprehensible, reputable, resealable, resettable, respectable, responsible, retractable, reusable, reversible, revocable, ridable, salable, saleable, salvageable, sensible, serviceable, sizable, sizeable, sociable, soluble, solvable, spendable, submersible, suggestible, suitable, supportable, survivable, susceptible, syllable, talkable, tangible, taxable, teachable, terrible, tolerable, traceable, tractable, tradable, tradeable, transferable, transferrable, transmittable, transportable, treatable, typeable, unacceptable, unaccountable, unaffordable, unalterable, unanswerable, unassailable, unavailable, unavoidable, unbearable, unbeatable, unbelievable, unbuildable, uncollectible, uncomfortable, uncontrollable, undeniable, understandable, undesirable, undetectable, unelectable, unemployable, unenforceable, unenviable, unfathomable, unfavorable, unfeasible, unflappable, unforeseeable, unforgettable, unforgivable, unimpeachable, uninhabitable, uninsurable, unintelligible, unjustifiable, unknowable, unlivable, unmanageable, unmistakable, unpalatable, unpredictable, unprintable, unprofitable, unreachable, unreadable, unrecognizable, unreliable, unremarkable, unsalable, unshakable, unsinkable, unsolvable, unspeakable, unstoppable, unsuitable, unsupportable, unthinkable, untouchable, untraceable, unusable, unverifiable, unworkable, usable, variable, vegetable, venerable, verifiable, veritable, viable, visible, voluble, vulnerable, washable, wearable, workable. |
| 3 | -b u l | able, amble, assemble, babble, Babel, bauble, bible, bramble, bubble, Bumble, cable, cobble, coble, corbel, crumble, cymbal, dabble, Dibble, disable, disassemble, dissemble, double, Drabble, dribble, enable, enfeeble, ennoble, ensemble, fable, feeble, foible, fumble, gable, gamble, Garble, global, gobble, Gribble, grumble, hardscrabble, herbal, hobble, humble, ignoble, immeasurable, immobile, intertribal, jumble, kibble, label, libel, marble, mislabel, mobile, mumble, nibble, nimble, noble, nonverbal, pebble, preamble, psychobabble, quibble, rabble, ramble, reassemble, rebel, redouble, relabel, resemble, Roble, rouble, roundtable, rubble, Ruble, rumble, sable, Scrabble, scramble, scribble, shamble, Sibyl, squabble, Stabile, stable, stubble, stumble, symbol, table, thimble, timetable, treble, tremble, tribal, trouble, tubal, tumble, turntable, umbel, unable, unscramble, unserviceable, unstable, valuable, verbal, wamble, wobble. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-b-c-i-l-n-n" | |
-2 letters: alanin, banian. | |
-3 letters: abaci, annal, banal, binal, blain, cabal, cabin, canal, canna, labia, lanai, liana, linac. | |
-4 letters: alan, alba, anal, anil, anna, baal, bail, bani, blin, cain, clan, laic, lain, linn, naan, nail, nana. | |
-5 letters: aal, aba, ail, ain, ala, alb, ana, ani, baa, bal, ban, bin, cab, can, inn, lab, lac, lib, lin, nab, nan, nib, nil. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-b-c-i-l-n-n" | |
+1 letter: balancing, cannibals. | |
+2 letters: cannabinol, incunabula. | |
+3 letters: cannabinols, cannibalise, cannibalism, cannibalize, containable, rebalancing, unbalancing. | |
+4 letters: bacchanalian, cannibalised, cannibalises, cannibalisms, cannibalized, cannibalizes, misbalancing, nonbacterial, outbalancing, sanctionable, tabernacling. | |
+5 letters: bacchanalians, cannibalising, cannibalistic, cannibalizing, cannonballing, carbonylation, combinational, companionable, companionably, confabulating, confabulation, incapableness, nonalphabetic, overbalancing, uncontainable. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)43 61 6E 6E 69 62 61 6C |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-.-. .- -. -. .. -... .- .-.. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000011 01100001 01101110 01101110 01101001 01100010 01100001 01101100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)C a n n i b a l |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0043 0061 006E 006E 0069 0062 0061 006C |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)3767808075686778 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Images: Slideshow 7. Quotations: Familiar 8. Quotations: Fiction | 9. Usage Frequency 10. Expressions 11. Expressions: Internet 12. Translations: Modern | 13. Translations: Ancient 14. Derivations 15. Rhymes 16. Anagrams | 17. Orthography 18. Bibliography |
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