superspreader

Or su·per-spread·er

[soo-per-spred-er]

noun

1. Pathology.,  a person who spreads a contagious disease more easily and widely than the average infected person.

   About forty percent of the superspreaders had no symptoms of the virus.

2. superspreading event.

Other Word Forms

• superspreading adjective
• super-spreading adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of superspreader¹

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

The social media sites noted that Kennedy’s group trafficked in medical misinformation, and a science research team labeled him a “superspreader” of bogus claims about COVID-19 vaccines.

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Elon Musk is a disinformation superspreader who weaponized Twitter/X to amplify blatant anti-Harris lies to his 200 million followers.

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Donald Trump is a massive superspreader.

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In her 2020 New Yorker story, “Trump Is a Superspreader — of Distraction,” Susan B. Glasser wrote about the insidious ways he used half-truths, full lies and a bevy of deflections to draw attention away from the many, many Americans dying of during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic:

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He is a superspreader of distraction.

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