anti-vaccinatorn.
/ˌantɪˈvaksᵻneɪtə/, U.S. /ˌæn(t)iˈvæksəˌneɪdər/, /ˌænˌtaɪˈvæksəˌneɪdər/, /ˌæn(t)əˈvæksəˌneɪdər/ A person opposed to vaccination.Anti-vaxxer is now the more common term.
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1802 Monthly Mag. Mar. 153/1 Professor Van Guens..has just ranged himself under the banner of the anti-vaccinators in one of the periodical publications.
1869 Eng. Mech. 8 Oct. 74/3 The anti-vaccinators..[are] in a minority.
2002 Guardian 16 Jan. i. 18/4 Most anti-vaccinators argue that the host..is as important as the infecting germ.
2021 Wisconsin State Jrnl. 3 Oct. d5 The same is true for most who haven't been vaccinated for COVID-19. There are the orthodox anti-vaccinators—you probably won't persuade them. But the others may just need a nudge.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2022).
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