English

anti-jabber

From anti- + jab + -er.

Formed from anti- + jab + -er

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- ‘forehead’

Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts ‘forehead’

Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti ‘opposite’

Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ ‘over against, opposite’

English anti-

Middle English jobben

English job ‘peck, poke, thrust’

English jab

Today it means

noun A person who opposes vaccination or refuses to be vaccinated (especially against COVID-19).

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / anti-jabber