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TYPHOID MARY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
United States cook who was an immune carrier of typhoid fever and who infected dozens of people (1870-1938)
Synonyms:
Mallon; Mary Mallon; Typhoid Mary
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
carrier; immune carrier ((medicine) a person (or animal) who has some pathogen to which he is immune but who can pass it on to others)
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