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

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