Anti-vaxxer
noun, slang
noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A person who opposes vaccination, as for its purported dangerous effects. informal
"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."
Example
More examples"This is dangerous, anti-vaxxer talk that undermines the public trust in the scientists and experts that are working around the clock to develop the vaccine."
Etymology
From anti-vax + -er or anti- + vax + -er. Equivalent to anti- + vaxxer.
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