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animalist

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[an-uh-muh-list] / ˈæn ə mə lɪst /

noun

  1. a person driven by animal appetites; sensualist.

  2. an advocate of the theory of animalism.

Other Word Forms

  • animalistic adjective

Etymology

Origin of animalist

First recorded in 1830–40; animal + -ist

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