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science-fictioneers

science-fictioneers is the plural of science-fictioneer.

Meaning of science-fictioneer

Noun

science-fictioneer (plural science-fictioneers)

  1. (dated, slang) Creator of science fiction.
    • The cult of dianetics, which was going strong a year ago (TIME, July 24, 1950), has some of the features of a new religion. Its founder, Science-Fictioneer L. Ron Hubbard, claimed that his "science of the mind" could cure all mental and most bodily ills, make supermen of truly devoted converts.1951 September 3, “Medicine: Departure in Dianetics”, in Time, volume 63, number 10
  2. (dated, slang) Fan of science fiction.
    • We wonder how you science-fictioneers would have greeted the theorists of the year 600!1940 November, Mort Weisinger, “Looking Forward”, in Thrilling Wonder Stories, volume 18, number 2, page 8
    Synonyms:
    stfan

Questions about science-fictioneers

What is science-fictioneers the plural of?
Science-fictioneers is the plural of science-fictioneer.

Words near science-fictioneers in the dictionary

  1. science-fact
  2. science-facts
  3. science-fiction
  4. science-fictional
  5. science-fictioneer
  6. science-fictioneers
  7. science-fictioner
  8. science-fictioners
  9. science-fictionish
  10. science-fictionlike
  11. science-fictions

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