Meanings
nounfanslator (plural fanslators)
plural fanslators
- informalA person or online group that carries out fanslation.
It is to all the speedrunners, sequence breakers, cosplayers, modders, walkthrough authors, fanfic writers, artists, musicians, fanslators, remixers, hackers and above all, gamers, that this book is dedicated.
2008, James Newman, Playing with videogames, page x
Origin
Blend of fan + translator.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French traducteur amateur
- traducteur amateurperson or online group that carries out fanslation
Portuguese tradutor amador
- tradutor amadorperson or online group that carries out fanslation
Spanish traductor aficionado
- traductor aficionadoperson or online group that carries out fanslation
Cite this entry
APA
fanslator. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fanslator
MLA
“fanslator.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fanslator. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fanslator,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fanslator.
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