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vaxxer

American  
[vak-ser] / ˈvæk sər /
Or vaxer

noun

Informal.
  1. a person who trusts vaccines or is in favor of vaccination.

    I'm sure there are plenty of people like me who would revel in the opportunity to gather safely together with other vaxxers in normal social settings.


Etymology

Origin of vaxxer

First recorded in 2015–20; vax ( def. ) + -er 1 ( def. )


Example Sentences

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In 2016, Alley wrote on Twitter, "I'm not an anti vaxxer . . . I'm a 'mandatory vaccine enemy' . . . And some vaccines are unsafe . . . period."

From Salon ● Dec. 8, 2022

He’s not an anti-vaxxer, he says, but a slow vaxxer.

From Slate ● Jan. 10, 2017

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