leopard man

noun

noun

Etymology Compound of leopard + man.

A member of the Anioto, the West African and Central African assassins' society that dressed in leopard skins and practiced cannibalism.

An acquaintance of mine once had a remarkable experience with leopard-men, while on a shooting expedition in Africa.1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 168:

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