conrunner

English

Etymology

con +‎ runner.

Noun

conrunner (plural conrunners)

1. (fandom slang) A person who organises a convention.
   • 1991 October 8, Bridget Wilkinson, “Barcon”, in Fans Across the World‎^[1], number 8:

     The convention organisation itself creaked a little (though since this report came from the USSR's greatest conrunner this may be a little like asking Ben Yallow for his opinion of a Unicon), but a good time was had by all.

References

• Jesse Sheidlower, editor (2001–2024), “conrunner n.”, in Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction.