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Ukrainian
Etymology
From люд (ljud) + -о- (-o-) + -же́р (-žér). Compare Polish ludożerca.
Pronunciation
Noun
людоже́р • (ljudožér) m pers (genitive людоже́ра, nominative plural людоже́ри, genitive plural людоже́рів, female equivalent людоже́рка, relational adjective людоже́рський or людоже́рний)
- cannibal, man-eater
- (figuratively) a cruel/savage person
- (mythology) ogre (a type of brutish giant from folk tales that eats human flesh)
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Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “людожер”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2017), “людожер”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. (in Ukrainian), volumes 8 (л – мішу́рний), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “людожер”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
- A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “людожер”, in English–Ukrainian Dictionaries
- “людожер”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
- “людожер”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- “людожер”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)