sanguinarian

From Latin sanguis (“blood”, stem sanguin-) +‎ -arian.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌsæŋ.ɡwɪˈnɛəɹi.ən/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌsæŋ.ɡwɪˈnɛɹi.ən/

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• Rhymes: -ɛəɹiən

sanguinarian (plural sanguinarians)

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

   Hypernym: vampiroid

   • 2005, Arlene Russo, Vampire Nation‎^[1], page 107:

     Some sanguinarians love specific blood types — instead of ‘What’s your star sign?’ they ask ‘What’s your blood type?’

   • 2007, Paul Bibeau, Sundays with Vlad: From Pennsylvania to Transylvania, One Man's Quest to Live in the World of the Undead‎^[2], page 193:

     “I've never met a sanguinarian who actually gets any form of sustenance off drinking blood,” he says.

   • 2008, Rosemary Guiley, Vampires: Mysteries, Legends, And Unexplained Phenomena‎^[3], page 105:

     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.

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sanguinarian (comparative more sanguinarian, superlative most sanguinarian)

1. Of, related to, or belonging to the sanguinarian lifestyle.
   • 2005, Arlene Russo, quoting Katharina Katt, Vampire Nation‎^[4], page 112:

     Most sanguinarian vampires complain of barely controllable cravings.

   • 2007, Raven Digitalis, Goth Craft: The Magickal Side of Dark Culture‎^[5], page 262:

     At the same time, many sanguinarian vampyres satisfy their cravings by substituting physical blood with psychic/pranic energy.

   • 2009, Joseph Laycock, Vampires Today: The Truth About Modern Vampirism‎^[6], page 9:

     In addition to or in lieu of human donors, some sanguinarian vampires consume animal blood.

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