a person who spreads disease, infection, or corruption
Origin of Typhoid Mary
origin, originally , nickname for Mary Mallon (died 1938), typhoid-carrying cook in New YorkTyphoid Mary
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Typhoid Mary
noun
A person from whom something undesirable or deadly spreads to those nearby.
Origin of Typhoid Mary
From the nickname of Mary MallonTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Noun
(plural Typhoid Marys)
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