leopard man
English
Alternative forms
- leopardman
- leopard-man
Noun
leopard man (plural leopard men)
- A member of the Anioto, the West African and Central African assassins' society that dressed in leopard skins and practiced cannibalism.
- 1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 168:
- An acquaintance of mine once had a remarkable experience with leopard-men, while on a shooting expedition in Africa.
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