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infectress

infectress noun: a female infector.

Noun

infectress (plural infectresses)

  1. (rare) A female infector.
    • The girls of Siam were the great infectresses, but the Malays came a close second. The Japanese, who had regular medical inspections and lived in brothels cleaner than hotels, were down with the Eurasians to 0.4% in 1931.1986, Anthony Burgess, Homage to Qwert Yuiop (published as But Do Blondes Prefer Gentlemen?, USA

Forms of infectress

pluralinfectresses

Origin of infectress

From infector + -ess.

Questions about infectress

What does infectress mean?
Infectress means a female infector.
What part of speech is infectress?
Infectress is a noun.
What is the plural of infectress?
The plural of infectress is infectresses.

Words near infectress in the dictionary

  1. infectology
  2. infectome
  3. infectomes
  4. infector
  5. infectors
  6. infectress
  7. infectresses
  8. infects
  9. infectuous
  10. infecund
  11. infecundability

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