anti-vaccinationist

See also: antivaccinationist

English

Alternative forms

• antivaccinationist, anti-vaccinist

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^[1]:

     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.

Related terms

• anti-vaccination
• anti-vaccine
• anti-vax

 

Translations

one who opposes vaccination — see anti-vaxxer