scientifictionist

Definitions

A fan or creator of science fiction; one involved in some aspect of science fiction.

dated, slang

Examples

“I correspond with a great number⟳ of scientifictionists, and I know⟳ they have⟳ remarked to me a number⟳ of times that AMAZING STORIES ran letters of theirs nine or ten months after they had been submitted.”

“Professional editors like⟳ Palmer call⟳ all people who buy⟳ their magazines pretty regularly, fans; and indeed the term is so used by the scientifictionists who merely write⟳ letters to the editor and collect⟳ pro mags, but the fen of fandom have⟳ a more restricted meaning in mind⟳.”

“This is failure and the machine is worthless, except for "psychic research⟳". Why, I can't see⟳! So our hero smashes it and goes off to marry⟳ the faithful young woman. Make⟳ up your mind⟳ whether it is supposed to be a tragedy, but to a scientifictionist it definitely is.”

“By inviting authors to write⟳ a story around a perfectly meaningless piece of imagery by artist Paul, he discovered several useful contributors, not least among them the lady scientifictionist who, we are somewhat shocked to find⟳, is now a grandmother.”

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