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humaniac en · NOUN

Etymology

Blend of humane + maniac.

Meanings

1. (derogatory, slang) A person with overzealous views in support of animal welfare.
   • 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:
   • By her own description, Berger was "an incredible humaniac" who tended to "see animals as individuals." 1994, Mark Jaffe, And No Birds Sing:
   • 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:
   • 2013, Richard Stratton, Bulldog Edition, Stratton, Richard. (2013). Bulldog Edition. (Page 113.) Your Friend and Mine Press. Page 113, Your Friend and Mine Press. I was sort of proud when the word "humaniacs" that I have used in my books to refer to overzealous animal welfare people, was picked up and used in the press.
   • 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:

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