pro-masker

English

Alternative forms
  • promasker

Etymology

From pro- +‎ mask +‎ -er. Likely influenced by pro-vaxxer.

Noun

pro-masker (plural pro-maskers)

  1. (healthcare, politics) A person who supports the practice or mandate of wearing masks.
    Antonym: antimasker
    • 2021 August 8, Francisco Alvarado, “‘I don’t see how it can be safe’: Florida schools on frontlines of state’s mask war”, in The Guardian‎:
      Beightol, who is the administrator for several Facebook pages where public schools teachers can vent, said educators fall into three categories: vocal pro-maskers, vocal anti-maskers and pro-maskers who stay out of the line of fire.
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