anti-vaccinationist

noun

One who opposes vaccination.

Meanings

nounanti-vaccinationist (plural anti-vaccinationists)

plural anti-vaccinationists · alternative antivaccinationist · alternative anti-vaccinist

  1. One who opposes vaccination.

    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.

    2019 December 10, Tess Lanzarotta, “How to beat anti-vaxxers at their own game”, in The Washington Post

    Synonyms: anti-vaccinator, anti-vaxxer · Antonyms: pro-vaccinationist, vaccinationist

Synonyms & antonyms

nounOne who opposes vaccination.

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Origin

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APA

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Chicago

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