Bloodthirsty
Bloodthirsty adjective - Eager for or marked by the shedding of blood, extreme violence, or killing.
Native and bloodthirsty are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Native" instead an adjective "Bloodthirsty".
Native
Native adjective - Belonging to a particular place by birth or origin.
Bloodthirsty and native are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bloodthirsty" instead an adjective "Native".
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On the other hand, the US Cavalry is not portrayed positively either, with one officer being a bloodthirsty man who attacks unarmed native civilians.
Source: Series / Hell on Wheels -
Of faiths native to the Land of Mists, that of the Wolf God (divine patron of werewolves) is the best example of an openly-bloodthirsty, destructive faith that looks to lay waste to civilization.
Source: Religion of Evil -
Though not common today, in older works the default was the Savage Indian, a native of their land who is a bloodthirsty man or woman who only wishes to kill and hunt trophies for the sake of satiating their unquenchable thirst or desire for heads.
Source: The Savage Indian
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