"pro-shipper" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-pro-shipper.wav Forms: pro-shippers [plural]
Etymology: From pro- + shipper (“one who supports a romantic or sexual relationship between characters”). Some posit that the second sense originated as a blend of problematic + shipper. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pro|shipper|id2=slash|t2=one who supports a romantic or sexual relationship between characters}} pro- + shipper (“one who supports a romantic or sexual relationship between characters”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} pro-shipper (plural pro-shippers)
  1. (fandom slang) One who supports a specific ship or shipping in general. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Fandom, Shippers (fandom) Synonyms: shipper
    Sense id: en-pro-shipper-en-noun--ZgVi-KU Disambiguation of Fandom: 51 49 Disambiguation of Shippers (fandom): 60 40 Topics: lifestyle
  2. (fandom slang) One who supports a ship or shipping deemed problematic (e.g., due to incest, age differences, abusive dynamics, etc.), and/or believes in the freedom to create and consume fanworks with such elements. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Fandom Synonyms: anti-anti, comshipper, pro-shitter [derogatory, vulgar]
    Sense id: en-pro-shipper-en-noun-en:noun2010s Disambiguation of Fandom: 51 49 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with pro-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 76 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with pro-: 23 77 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 74 Topics: lifestyle
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: ship and let ship

Inflected forms

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