infect
verb (used with object)
to affect or contaminate (a person, organ, wound, etc.) with disease-producing germs.
infector
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a word derived from
infect.
Example Sentences
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Online, Mr. Cronk was deemed New Brunswick’s infector in chief.
From New York Times ● Feb. 21, 2021
And his identity was thereby changed from a man who suffers from a disease to the potential infector of an entire nation.
From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2014
Authorities, when they charged Kwiatkowski, called him a "serial infector."
From Reuters ● Aug. 10, 2012
Attorney John Kacavas called him a "serial infector" who has worked in at least six states since 2007.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 20, 2012
"This serial infector has been contained, and the menace he posed to public health and safety has been removed," Kacavas said.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 20, 2012
