ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Humaniac

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Humaniac is a noun meaning (derogatory, slang) A person with overzealous views in support of animal welfare.

Meaning

(derogatory, slang) A person with overzealous views in support of animal welfare.

Example Sentences

Scoundrel just wished that this raving humaniac would get out of his way.
By her own description, Berger was "an incredible humaniac" who tended to "see animals as individuals."
She wasn't what you'd call a humaniac. She was eighty-something and generally comported herself in good taste, mostly she wrote lots of letters.
By mixing advanced and beginner techniques, and by being contentious (if you don't like him) or too honest (if you do), Bill offered his “humaniac” adversaries a big, fat target.

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Related Words

Related dictionary entries include humanphobe, animalist, antihumanist, zoophile, therianthrope, anthropophobe.

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