gorehound

English

Etymology

From gore +‎ hound.

Noun

gorehound (plural gorehounds)

1. (colloquial) A person who enjoys gory entertainment.
   • 2009 January 20, Dave Kehr, “New DVDs: Magnificent Obsession(s)”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     Darren Lynn Bousman, the director of “Saw II” through “Saw IV,” offers a musical comedy for gorehounds, set in a future where transplanted organs are subject to repossession.