germaphobe
noun
a person who has an irrational or disproportionate fear of germs and contamination.
germophobic
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a word derived from
germaphobe.
Example Sentences
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No wonder it’s one of the least likely gestures our famously germophobic president will give up.
From Slate ● Mar. 13, 2020
Like Tony Sirico was germophobic, so we gave that to Paulie.
From New York Times ● Jan. 7, 2019
Trump later confessed that he is “very, very clean,” to the point of being germophobic.
From Salon ● Sep. 29, 2015
And then, because I'm germophobic about these things, I left the line.
From US News ● Dec. 28, 2012
She works in marketing, and we found her the way you find anybody in germophobic times — through online social networks.
From Washington Post
