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ban-the-bomber

American  
[ban-thuh-bom-er] / ˈbæn ðəˈbɒm ər /

noun

Informal.

  1. a person who vigorously advocates banning the development or use of nuclear weapons.

Etymology

Origin of ban-the-bomber

ban the bomb (a slogan) + -er 1

Example Sentences

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Several years ago, Vanessa became an avid ban-the-bomber, and her name moved out of the theatrical page and into the headlines.

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He has a snobbish daughter and two sons, one a homosexual and the other a ban-the-bomber.

From Time Magazine Archive

Scientist Linus Pauling, an ardent ban-the-bomber who had flown to London from California specially to testify on behalf of the defendants.

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