Science-fictioneer
noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
- 1 Creator of science fiction. dated, slang
"The cult of dianetics, which was going strong a year ago (TIME, July 24, 1950), has some of the features of a new religion. Its founder, Science-Fictioneer L. Ron Hubbard, claimed that his "science of the mind" could cure all mental and most bodily ills, make supermen of truly devoted converts."
- 2 Fan of science fiction. dated, slang
"We wonder how you science-fictioneers would have greeted the theorists of the year 600!"
Example
More examples"The cult of dianetics, which was going strong a year ago (TIME, July 24, 1950), has some of the features of a new religion. Its founder, Science-Fictioneer L. Ron Hubbard, claimed that his "science of the mind" could cure all mental and most bodily ills, make supermen of truly devoted converts."
Etymology
From science fiction + -eer. Compare fictioneer.
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