scientifictionist
scientifictionist noun: a fan or creator of science fiction; one involved in some aspect of science fiction.
Noun
scientifictionist (plural scientifictionists)
- A fan or creator of science fiction; one involved in some aspect of science fiction.
- I correspond with a great number of scientifictionists, and I know they have remarked to me a number of times that AMAZING STORIES ran letters of theirs nine or ten months after they had been submitted.1933 April, Forrest J Ackerman, Amazing Stories, volume 8, number 1, page 88
- Professional editors like Palmer call all people who buy their magazines pretty regularly, fans; and indeed the term is so used by the scientifictionists who merely write letters to the editor and collect pro mags, but the fen of fandom have a more restricted meaning in mind.1944, John Bristol Speer, Fancyclopedia, Fan
- Synonyms:
- science-fictioneer, science-fictionist, sfnist, stfan
Synonyms of scientifictionist
- science-fictioneer
- science-fictionist
- sfnist
- stfan
Forms of scientifictionist
| plural | scientifictionists |
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Origin of scientifictionist
From scientifiction + -ist.
Words formed from scientifictionist
Questions about scientifictionist
- What does scientifictionist mean?
- Scientifictionist means a fan or creator of science fiction; one involved in some aspect of science fiction.
- What part of speech is scientifictionist?
- Scientifictionist is a noun.
- What is the plural of scientifictionist?
- The plural of scientifictionist is scientifictionists.
Words near scientifictionist in the dictionary
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