"relationshipper" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: relationshippers [plural]
Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|relationship|er}} relationship + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} relationshipper (plural relationshippers)
  1. (fandom slang) A person who supports a romantic or sexual relationship between fictional characters or real people. Wikipedia link: Dana Scully, Fox Mulder, The X-Files Tags: slang Categories (topical): Fandom, Shippers (fandom) Synonyms: shipper Related terms: anti-relationshipper

Inflected forms

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