superspreader
or su·per-spread·er
[ soo-per-spred-er ]
/ ˈsu pərˌsprɛd ər /
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noun
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.
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Origin of superspreader
First recorded in 1970–75
OTHER WORDS FROM superspreader
su·per·spread·ing, su·per-spread·ing [soo-per-spred-ing] /ˈsu pərˌsprɛd ɪŋ/ adjective, nounWords nearby superspreader
super-smooth, supersonic, supersonics, supersonic transport, superspeed, superspreader, superspreading event, superstar, superstate, superstation, superstition
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