anti-vaccinationist en · NOUN
Etymology
From anti- + vaccination + -ist.
Meanings
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One who opposes vaccination.
In the past, physicians and vaccine producers were remarkably flexible and politically astute when making claims about vaccine safety or responding to anti-vaccinationists. To defeat anti-vaxxers’ campaign of misinformation, the same thing must happen today.
2019 December 10, Tess Lanzarotta, “How to beat anti-vaxxers at their own game”, in The Washington Post:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| anti-vaccinist | alternative | lexicographic | |
| antivaccinationist | alternative | lexicographic | |
| anti-vaccinationists | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
vaccinationist · pro-vaccinationist
Relateds
anti-vax · anti-vaccine · anti-vaccination