Infectress
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A female infector. rare
"The girls of Siam were the great infectresses, but the Malays came a close second. The Japanese, who had regular medical inspections and lived in brothels cleaner than hotels, were down with the Eurasians to 0.4% in 1931."
Example
More examples"The girls of Siam were the great infectresses, but the Malays came a close second. The Japanese, who had regular medical inspections and lived in brothels cleaner than hotels, were down with the Eurasians to 0.4% in 1931."
Etymology
From infector + -ess.
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