"anthropophagist" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: anthropophagists [plural]
Etymology: anthropophagy + -ist Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|anthropophagy|ist}} anthropophagy + -ist Head templates: {{en-noun}} anthropophagist (plural anthropophagists)
  1. (rare) A cannibal. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-anthropophagist-en-noun--OT6u1IA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ist Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ist: 48 52
  2. (Brazilian culture) A follower or representative of the Manifesto Antropófago of Oswald de Andrade, Brazilian poet; one who advocates a "cannibalistic" attitude towards the appropriation of European culture.
    Sense id: en-anthropophagist-en-noun-nkXOkQvj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ist Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ist: 48 52
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: anthropophagistic, anthropophagous, anthropophagy

Inflected forms

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