Twilighter

English

Etymology

From twilight +‎ -er.

Noun

Twilighter (plural Twilighters)

1. (fandom slang) A fan of Stephenie Meyer's Twilight book series or the related films.
   • 2010, Tracey Baptise, Stephenie Meyer, Chelsea House, →ISBN, page 47:

     If you look at the town, and around the ever-increasing number of tourists who have come to take pictures with anything that says “Forks,” you will find signs heralding businesses' support of the Twilight books—irresistible to the voracious Twilighter (as Meyer's fans call themselves).

   • 2010, Michelle Pan, Bella Should Have Dumped Edward: Controversial Views & Debates on the Twilight Series, Ulysses Press, →ISBN, page 83:

     A prequel on Carlisle would answer all of these questions and give Twilighters a better understanding of the leader of the Cullen family.

   • 2014, Michelle Groover, “Twilight and Twitter: An Ethnographic Study”, in Claudia Bucciferro, editor, The Twilight Saga: Exploring the Global Phenomenon, Scarecrow Press, →ISBN, pages 85–86:

     For one “Twilighter” in particular, the friendships she formed formed helped her through a particularly rough patch, when her husband's kidney failed and he was in need of a transplant.

Synonyms

• fanpire, Twifan, Twihard, Twitard (derogatory)

Antonyms

• Twihater

Hyponyms

• Twimom