animalist

[ an-uh-muh-list ]

noun

1. a person driven by animal appetites; sensualist.
2. an advocate of the theory of animalism.

Other Words From

• ani·mal·istic 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.

From The Verge

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.

From New York Times

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.

From New York Times

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.

From Time Magazine Archive

We saw the realist run into the naturalist, the naturalist into the animalist, the psychologist into the sexualist, and the sudden reaction to romance, in the form of what is called the historic novel, the receipt for which can be prescribed by any competent pharmacist.

From Project Gutenberg