humaniac
humaniac noun: a person with overzealous views in support of animal welfare.
Noun
humaniac (plural humaniacs)
- A person with overzealous views in support of animal welfare.
- By her own description, Berger was "an incredible humaniac" who tended to "see animals as individuals."1994, Mark Jaffe, And No Birds Sing
- 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.2001, Robert Armstrong, Index of Suspicion, →ISBN, page 145
Examples of humaniac in a sentence
- Scoundrel just wished that this raving humaniac would get out of his way.2012, Janice Zalewski, The Unraveling . . . of the Rug Merchants, →ISBN, page 168:
- 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.2013, Donald McCaig, Mr. and Mrs. Dog: Our Travels, Trials, Adventures, and Epiphanies, →ISBN:
Forms of humaniac
| plural | humaniacs |
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Origin of humaniac
Blend of humane + maniac.
Questions about humaniac
- What does humaniac mean?
- Humaniac means a person with overzealous views in support of animal welfare.
- How do you use humaniac in a sentence?
- Scoundrel just wished that this raving humaniac would get out of his way.
- What part of speech is humaniac?
- Humaniac is a noun.
- What is the plural of humaniac?
- The plural of humaniac is humaniacs.
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