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infectress en · NOUN

Etymology

From infector + -ess.

Meanings

  1. (rare) A female infector.
    • 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. 1986, Anthony Burgess, Homage to Qwert Yuiop (published as But Do Blondes Prefer Gentlemen?, USA:

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