animalist

[an-uh-muh-list]

noun

1. a person driven by animal appetites; sensualist.

2. an advocate of the theory of animalism.

Other Word Forms

• animalistic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of animalist¹

First recorded in 1830–40; animal + -ist

Example Sentences

But nothing really happened until Discovery Digital Networks got in touch with the gang about a now-defunct online network the company was starting called Animalist — which is where Breaking Trail premiered — that would digitally distribute original web videos for Discovery.

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Discovery has been building out a portfolio of digital networks — Revision3, TestTube and Animalist are a few — filled with nonfiction content; now it wants to move into scripted video.

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Nature black in tooth and claw was the theme at Ann Demeulemeester — although there was one fiery-red fur in the cluster of animalist references from unicorns to swan feathers.

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Their animalist religion teaches them to believe that death comes only because millions of years ago a bird and a snake raced and the snake lost; had it won. man would have changed skins many times.

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