superdodger
Americannoun
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a person who possesses a specific genetic mutation that renders them completely resistant to a particular virus.
Genetic studies of HIV superdodgers have provided researchers with invaluable information.
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anyone who, for unverified reasons, remains uninfected or asymptomatic even after repeated exposure to a contagious virus.
In a household of six, everyone was very ill except for one, a 31-year-old superdodger who never had so much as a sniffle.
Etymology
Origin of superdodger
First recorded in 2022
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