"antimasker" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: antimaskers [plural]
Etymology: From anti- + mask + -er. Likely influenced by anti-vaxxer. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|anti-|mask|-er|id3=ideology}} anti- + mask + -er, {{m|en|anti-vaxxer}} anti-vaxxer Head templates: {{en-noun}} antimasker (plural antimaskers)
  1. (healthcare, politics, neologism) A person who is opposed to the practice or mandate of wearing masks. Tags: neologism Categories (topical): Healthcare, Politics, Coronavirus
    Sense id: en-antimasker-en-noun-q4uaN7DG Disambiguation of Coronavirus: 66 34 Categories (other): English neologisms, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with anti-, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), English terms suffixed with -er (ideology) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 58 42 Topics: government, healthcare, politics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: anti-masker
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

Forms: antimaskers [plural]
Etymology: From antimask + -er. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|antimask|-er|id2=agent noun}} antimask + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} antimasker (plural antimaskers)
  1. Alternative form of antimasquer. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: antimasquer
    Sense id: en-antimasker-en-noun-abJdauyq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: anti-masker
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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