relationshipper
relationshipper noun: a person who supports a romantic or sexual relationship between fictional characters or real people.
Noun
relationshipper (plural relationshippers)
- A person who supports a romantic or sexual relationship between fictional characters or real people.
- I don’t care what the relationshippers say, it’s just so OBVIOUS to try to get the two of them together and the X-Files has never been obvious.1996, Paul Mitchell, The Duchovny Files: The Truth Is In Here, page 190
- There were the relationshippers whose focus was on Mulder and Scully’s relationship, or the MSR as it was called (with a possible emphasis on romance).2002, Tom Kessenich, EXaminations: An Unauthorized Look at Seasons 6-9 of The X-files, page 4
- Synonyms:
- shipper
Synonyms of relationshipper
Antonyms
Forms of relationshipper
| plural | relationshippers |
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Origin of relationshipper
From relationship + -er. Emerged in early online fandom of the television series The X-Files as a term for fans who supported the possibility of a Mulder/Scully romance. First attested on alt.tv.x-files in January 1996, but it was seemingly already in use by then.
Questions about relationshipper
- What does relationshipper mean?
- Relationshipper means a person who supports a romantic or sexual relationship between fictional characters or real people.
- What part of speech is relationshipper?
- Relationshipper is a noun.
- What is the plural of relationshipper?
- The plural of relationshipper is relationshippers.
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