ban-the-bomber

[ ban-thuh-bom-er ]

noun

, Informal.

1. a person who vigorously advocates banning the development or use of nuclear weapons.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ban-the-bomber¹

Americanism; ban the bomb (a slogan) + -er ¹

Example Sentences

He has a snobbish daughter and two sons, one a homosexual and the other a ban-the-bomber.

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Scientist Linus Pauling, an ardent ban-the-bomber who had flown to London from California specially to testify on behalf of the defendants.

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The same theory influenced his handing the Ministry of Technology to burly Frank Cousins, a former Ban-the-Bomber and ex-general secretary of the powerful Transport and General Workers Union.

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Back only 24 hours from a Grecian honeymoon with Director Tony Richardson, veteran Ban-the-Bomber Vanessa Redgrave, 25, mounted a Hyde Park soapbox and declared: "I would like to be home with my husband, but if the bomb is dropped and I have played no part in protesting against it, I would be as guilty as the man who pressed the button."

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Up jumped Canon Lewis J. Collins of St. Paul's, a passionate ban-the-bomber with no love for Dr. Stopford, who has publicly opined that nuclear war would be preferable to Communist domination.

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