vaccinationistn.
/ˌvaksᵻˈneɪʃn̩ɪst/, U.S. /ˌvæksəˈneɪʃənəst/ Now rare.
An advocate of vaccination. Cf. anti-vaccinationist n.
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1850 Nonconformist 20 Nov. 939/2 Sir Robert Peel was applied to by a zealous vaccinationist to support a law to this very effect.
1885 Pall Mall Gaz. 24 Mar. 2/1 This and similar allegations form the sheet-anchor of the vaccinationist.
2009 National Post (Canada) (Nexis) 23 May 15 The vaccinationists have good arguments. The preponderance of scientific studies generally absolves vaccines.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2022).
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