Science-fictioneer

//ˈsaɪ.əns ˌfɪk.ʃənˈɪə// noun, slang

noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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. 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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