Menschenfresser

German (Berlin)

noun
Definitions
  • (colloquial) cannibal
  • man-eater animal that eats humans
  • (mythology) ogre

Etymology

Affix from German Mensch (human, human being, man, person) + German Fresser (eater).

Origin

German (Berlin)

Fresser

Gloss

eater

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