Etymology

pro-shipper

Today it means: Supportive of maritime transport, especially as opposed to railway transport. Full definition →

First used since 1909
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pro-shipper · adjective1

From pro- + shipper (“a seaman; mariner; skipper.”)

pro-shipper · noun2

From pro- + shipper (“one who supports a romantic or sexual relationship between characters”). Some posit that the second sense originated as a blend of problematic + ship.

First known use, by meaning

  • since 1909 Supportive of maritime transport, especially as opposed to railway transport.
  • since 1996 One who supports a specific ship or shipping in general.
  • since 2010s One who supports a ship or shipping deemed problematic (e.g., due to incest, age differences, abusive dynamics, etc.), and/or believes in the freedom to create and consume fanworks with such elements.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.