Bambi-lover

A form of Bambi lover — A person who is fond of animals in a sentimental or anthropomorphizing way.

Meanings

nounBambi-lover (plural Bambi-lovers)

plural Bambi-lovers

  1. alternativeAlternative form of Bambi lover.

    Bambi-lovers must face reality: Deer are pests

    2012 November 18, Ralph Pettorossi, “Letters”, in Poughkeepsie Journal, 228th year, number 64, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., →OCLC, page 12A, column 2
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    It is hard to believe that a man could spend 20 years in the woods and emerge still cherishing the Walt Disney view of nature.

    1962 April 4, Dave Knickerbocker, “All Outdoors: Bambi-Lovers Are Hard to Convince”, in Newsday, volume 22, number 179, Garden City, N.Y., →ISSN, →OCLC, Center Section, page 23, column 1

    We humane people have upset the balance of nature badly. Bambi-lovers would not agree to wolves and wildcats, would they?

    1997 September 22, Arlene McKinnell, “Bring deer population back into balance”, in David Hall, editor, The Plain Dealer, Cleveland, Oh., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 8-B, column 4

    Since my oldest son could sit up and stay awake in a darkened theater, I have sat through every one of Disney’s animated, exaggerated, gender-restrictive features starring large-eyed maidens with cleavage. And my children have loved every full-color second. But this time the dynasty of the man who brought a mother doe’s violent death to generations of terrified Bambi-lovers is stepping on my toes.

    1998 July 26, Michele Weldon, “Other voices: Here’s one parent that Disney’s latest ‘Trap’ won’t ensnare”, in Chicago Tribune, 152nd year, number 207, Chicago, Ill., →ISSN, →OCLC, section 13 (Womanews), page 2, column 1

    This overpopulation is ripe for disease. This is helped along by a steady stream of Bambi-lovers that trek up to the mountain and unload mountains of food for them, especially the guy with the bread truck. Out west they noticed the spread of disease around hunters’ bait traps, especially the mad cow equivalent in deer which spreads in saliva.

    2008 November 7, David Lisowski, “Too many deer”, in Clifton Journal, Clifton, N.J., →OCLC, page 13, column 4
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