anti-vaxxer

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anti-vaxxer

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From anti-vax + -er or anti- + vax + -er. Equivalent to anti- + vaxxer.

noun anti-vaxxers · anti-vaxer · antivaxer · antivaxxer

  1. informal A person who opposes vaccination, as for its purported dangerous effects. 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 e

    Similar: anti-vaccinationist, anti-jabber · Opposite: pro-vaxxer, vaxxer

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noun person who opposes vaccination

Españolantivacunas
Portuguêsantivacina, antivacinas, antivacinação
Françaisantivax, antivaxx
DeutschImpfgegner, Impfgegnerin
Italianoantivaccinista
Ελληνικάαντιεμβολιαστής antiemvoliastís
Русскийантивакцина́тор antivakcinátor, антиприви́вочник antiprivívočnik, антиприви́вочница antiprivívočnica, антива́ксер antiváksɛr

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@misc{anti_vaxxer_2026,
  title = {anti-vaxxer},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/anti-vaxxer},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}