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germophobe

germophobe noun: one who suffers from germophobia.

Noun

germophobe (plural germophobes)

  1. One who suffers from germophobia.
    • It features a pop-out hook so germophobes can avoid touching A.T.M. keypads, door handles and other public surfaces where undesirable microbes may lurk.2008 March 6, Barnaby J. Feder, “New Device for Germophobes Runs Into Old Law”, in New York Times

Forms of germophobe

pluralgermophobes
alternative formgermaphobe

Origin of germophobe

From germ + -o- + -phobe.

Questions about germophobe

What does germophobe mean?
Germophobe means one who suffers from germophobia.
What part of speech is germophobe?
Germophobe is a noun.
What is the plural of germophobe?
The plural of germophobe is germophobes.

Words near germophobe in the dictionary

  1. germogens
  2. Germoid
  3. Germoids
  4. Germond
  5. Germonds
  6. germophobe
  7. germophobes
  8. germophobia
  9. germophobiac
  10. germophobic
  11. germoplasm

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