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science-fictioner

science-fictioner

8.1
A person who writes science fiction or is a big fan of it
  • noun
  • /ˈsaɪəns ˈfɪkʃənər/
translation icon : aficionado de la ciencia ficción
  • Many science-fictioners gather at conventions every year.

Examples

  • The science-fictioner created elaborate worlds in his stories.

  • Isaac Asimov was a famous science-fictioner known for his imaginative stories.

  • As a true science-fictioner, he loved reading Asimov's works.

  • Every science-fictioner I know has a favorite alien race.

  • Isaac Asimov was a famous science-fictioner.

  • As a true science-fictioner, he loved reading Asimov's works.

  • Every science-fictioner I know has a favorite alien race.

Synonyms

fictionist
vsscience-fictioner
7.3

A person who writes novels or short stories that are made up

focuses specifically on science fiction either as a creator or enthusiastic fan
fictioneer
vsscience-fictioner
  • Informal
8.8

A person who invents stories for books or to mislead people

is used for people tied to science fiction either writing or enjoying it
sci-fier
vsscience-fictioner
  • Jargon
9.9

A person who likes stories about space and future technology

may also be a creator as well as a fan not only an enthusiast

How Professional

novelist
112 3.4
science-fictioner
8.1
fan
1.0
reader
679 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

science-fictioner = science fiction (transparent) = science + fiction + er

The word is a regular agentive formation meaning a person associated with science fiction.

Etymology

The word science-fictioner is built from science 'knowledge', fiction 'made-up story', and the ending -er 'person who'. So, a science-fictioner is someone who writes or loves made-up stories about science, the future, or other worlds.