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actifan

/ˈæk.tɪˌfæn/

actifan noun: a person, particularly a fan of science fiction, involved in fanac or fan activity.

Noun

actifan (plural actifans or actifen)

  1. (dated, slang) A person, particularly a fan of science fiction, involved in fanac or fan activity.
    • If you even read StF you'll do. You don't have to be an actifan, just so you read StF.1947 January, Startling Stories, volume 14, number 3
    • Really, I seem to have reversed things a little by being a letter-hack after becoming an actifan.1955 Summer, Ted E. White, “The Vizigraph”, in Planet Stories, volume 6, number 11, page 92

Antonyms of actifan

Forms of actifan

pluralactifans
pluralactifen

Origin of actifan

Blend of active + fan.

Questions about actifan

What does actifan mean?
Actifan means a person, particularly a fan of science fiction, involved in fanac or fan activity.
What part of speech is actifan?
Actifan is a noun.
How do you pronounce actifan?
Actifan is pronounced /ˈæk.tɪˌfæn/.
What is the plural of actifan?
The plural of actifan is actifans.

Words near actifan in the dictionary

  1. acti
  2. actially
  3. actibelt
  4. actibelts
  5. actidione
  6. actifan
  7. actifans
  8. actifen
  9. actification
  10. actifications
  11. actified

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