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Cannibal

Noun:

1. A person who eats the flesh of other human beings, typically as a part of a ritual or for survival.

Sample sentence: The tribesmen were rumored to be cannibals, feasting on their enemies' bodies.

Adjective:

1. Related to or characteristic of cannibals.

Sample sentence: The discovery of a cannibal feast shocked the archaeologists studying the ancient civilization.

Verb:

1. To eat the flesh of another human being.

Sample sentence: The shipwreck survivors were forced to cannibalize their deceased friends to survive.