anti-vaxxer en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From anti-vax + -er or anti- + vax + -er. Equivalent to anti- + vaxxer.
Meanings
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(informal) A person who opposes vaccination, as for its purported dangerous effects.
Like everyone else (other than anti-vaxxers, I guess), I was delighted to see the good news about the Pfizer vaccine hopefully being rolled out before Christmas.
2020 November 18, Nigel Harris, “Comment: Of ministers and messaging”, in Rail, page 3:She acknowledged the existence of a “cohort of anti-vaxers”, as well as “valid” scepticism among other parts of society given the speed at which the vaccine has been developed. But the bigger issue, she said, will be how they manage a drip feed in supply.
2020 November 21, Mark Hilliard, “Health officials working on strategy to overcome vaccine scepticism”, in The Irish Times:Janice D'Arcy reports at the Washington Post on the latest measles outbreak traced back to anti-vaccination fanatics, but this time, instead of an outbreak being traced back to a Whole Foods or a nursery school---the usual places where the kids of yuppie anti-vaxxers have a chance to expose and be exposed---the trail for this one leads back to the Super Bowl.
2012 February 24, Amanda Marcotte, “Measles Outbreak Traced to Super Bowl, Anti-Vaccination Fanatics”, in Slate:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| antivaxer | alternative | lexicographic | |
| antivaxxer | alternative | lexicographic | |
| anti-vaxxers | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| anti-vaxer | alternative | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
Relateds
anti-vaxxing · anti-vax · anti-vaccine · anti-vaccination · vaxx
Synonyms
anti-jabber · anti-vaccinationist
Translations (22)
nb antivaksinist (person who opposes vaccination) · af vaksinasieweieraar (person who opposes vaccination) · fr antivaxx (person who opposes vaccination) · pl antyszczepionkowiec (person who opposes vaccination) · pl proepidemik (person who opposes vaccination) · it antivaccinista (person who opposes vaccination) · ru антивакцина́тор (person who opposes vaccination) · pt antivacinação (person who opposes vaccination) · fr antivax (person who opposes vaccination) · ru антиприви́вочник (person who opposes vaccination) · pt antivacina (person who opposes vaccination) · de Impfgegnerin (person who opposes vaccination) · es antivacunas (person who opposes vaccination) · de Impfgegner (person who opposes vaccination) · ru антиприви́вочница (person who opposes vaccination) · pt antivacinas (person who opposes vaccination) · ka ანტივაქსერი (person who opposes vaccination) · pl antyszczep (person who opposes vaccination) · ru антива́ксер (person who opposes vaccination) · mk антива́ксер (person who opposes vaccination) · sv antivaxare (person who opposes vaccination) · el αντιεμβολιαστής (person who opposes vaccination)