Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A person from whom something undesirable or deadly spreads to those nearby.
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- noun A person who carries and spreads a dangerous
disease , especially one who refuses to cooperate to minimize the risk ofinfection .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun United States cook who was an immune carrier of typhoid fever and who infected dozens of people (1870-1938)
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Mr. Kinley had heard about Mary Mallon, who he referred to as Typhoid Mary, which unfortunately I hear very often now.
Deadly Julie Chibbaro 2011
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Mr. Kinley had heard about Mary Mallon, who he referred to as Typhoid Mary, which unfortunately I hear very often now.
Deadly Julie Chibbaro 2011
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Mr. Kinley had heard about Mary Mallon, who he referred to as Typhoid Mary, which unfortunately I hear very often now.
Deadly Julie Chibbaro 2011
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Mr. Kinley had heard about Mary Mallon, who he referred to as Typhoid Mary, which unfortunately I hear very often now.
Deadly Julie Chibbaro 2011
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Mr. Kinley had heard about Mary Mallon, who he referred to as Typhoid Mary, which unfortunately I hear very often now.
Deadly Julie Chibbaro 2011
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When I was growing up, Typhoid Mary was an urban legend—she had purposefully killed hundreds of people; she was an evil murderess who spread disease to those she hated; she was a comic-book villain.
Deadly Julie Chibbaro 2011
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When I was growing up, Typhoid Mary was an urban legend—she had purposefully killed hundreds of people; she was an evil murderess who spread disease to those she hated; she was a comic-book villain.
Deadly Julie Chibbaro 2011
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We told them about "Patient Zero," the very sexually active man who was thought to have kicked off the epidemic among gay men, adding that we now know that the there was "much more to it" than some lone, queer Typhoid Mary.
Michele Somerville: World AIDS Day 2011: One Catholic's Musings on Hope Michele Somerville 2011
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When I was growing up, Typhoid Mary was an urban legend—she had purposefully killed hundreds of people; she was an evil murderess who spread disease to those she hated; she was a comic-book villain.
Deadly Julie Chibbaro 2011
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When I was growing up, Typhoid Mary was an urban legend—she had purposefully killed hundreds of people; she was an evil murderess who spread disease to those she hated; she was a comic-book villain.
Deadly Julie Chibbaro 2011
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