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Meaning of sanguinarian | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
ˌsæŋ.ɡwɪˈnɛəɹi.ən

Definitions

A person who consumes human blood as part of the vampiroid subculture.

Examples

Some sanguinarians love specific blood typesinstead of ‘What’s your star sign?’ they ask ‘What’s your blood type?’”
““I've never met a sanguinarian who actually gets any form of sustenance off drinking blood,” he says.”
“Sanguinarians have willing donors (known as black swans); they do not prowl around the streets looking to ambush someone like Anne Rice’s vampire Lestat.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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