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Typhoid Mary meaning in English

Meaning of Typhoid Mary in English

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Typhoid Mary pronunciation in English

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Typhoid Mary

see synonyms of typhoid mary

Noun

1. mallon, mary mallon, typhoid mary

United States cook who was an immune carrier of typhoid fever and who infected dozens of people (1870-1938)

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Typhoid Mary

see synonyms of typhoid mary
noun US informal
1. 
a person who spreads a disease or is held to be responsible for spreading it
2. 
a person who spreads something undesirable, esp bad news, and is avoided as a result

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Typhoid Mary

see synonyms of typhoid mary
1. 
a person who is a carrier of typhoid
2. 
a person who spreads any kind of disease, infection, or corruption

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Typhoid Mary

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n.
A person from whom something undesirable or deadly spreads to those nearby.

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