science-fictioneer
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From science fiction + -eer. Compare fictioneer.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
science-fictioneer (plural science-fictioneers)
- (dated, fandom slang) Creator of science fiction.
- 1951 September 3, “Medicine: Departure in Dianetics”, in Time[1], volume 63, number 10:
- The cult of dianetics, which was going strong a year ago (TIME, July 24, 1950), has some of the features of a new religion. Its founder, Science-Fictioneer L. Ron Hubbard, claimed that his "science of the mind" could cure all mental and most bodily ills, make supermen of truly devoted converts.
- 1994 April, Interzone, number 82, page 64:
- Science-fictioneers such as Robert Sheckley, Joe Haldeman and Frederik Pohl.
- (dated, fandom slang) Fan of science fiction.
- 1940 November, Mort Weisinger, “Looking Forward”, in Thrilling Wonder Stories, volume 18, number 2, page 8:
- We wonder how you science-fictioneers would have greeted the theorists of the year 600!
- 1946 May, Forrest J Ackerman, Astounding Science-Fiction, volume 37, number 3, page 93:
- The 4th World Science-Fiction Convention, first full-scale meeting of science-fictioneers since 1941, will be held in Los Angeles on July 4-5-6-7.
Synonyms[edit]
- (fan): stfan
- (both senses): scientifictionist, science-fictionist, stfnist, stefnist
References[edit]
- Jesse Sheidlower, editor (2001–2024), “science fictioneer n.”, in Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction.