anti-vaccinationist

See also: antivaccinationist

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From anti- +‎ vaccination +‎ -ist.

Noun

anti-vaccinationist (plural anti-vaccinationists)

  1. One who opposes vaccination.
    Synonyms: anti-vaccinator, (informal) anti-vaxxer
    Antonyms: pro-vaccinationist, vaccinationist
    • 2019 December 10, Tess Lanzarotta, “How to beat anti-vaxxers at their own game”, in The Washington Post‎:
      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.

Translations
one who opposes vaccination — see anti-vaxxer
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