Typhoid Mary

  1. a person who is a carrier of typhoid
  2. a person who spreads any kind of disease, infection, or corruption

Origin: orig. nickname for Mary Mallon (died 1938), typhoid-carrying cook in New York

See Typhoid Mary in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
A person from whom something undesirable or deadly spreads to those nearby.

Origin:

Origin: From the nickname of Mary Mallon

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