vaxxer

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vaxxer

/ˈvæksɚ/ US
/ˈvæksə/ UK
/ˈvɛksə/ New Zealand

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From vax (“vaccine, vaccination”) + -er.

noun vaxxers · vaxer

informal A vaccinationist; one who supports vaccination. In 1998, Andrew Wakefield published a study indicating that the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine could potentially cause autism. It was later determined that his research was based on doubtful data, but not before it ignited what has become a years-long war between so-called “vaxxers” and “a
Similar: vaccinationist, pro-vaccinationist, pro-vaxxer · Opposite: anti-vaxxer

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Français	vaxxeur, vaxxeuse

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@misc{vaxxer_2026,
  title = {vaxxer},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/vaxxer},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}