Typhoid Mary

/ˌtaɪˈfɔɪd ˌmɛri/
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Definitions of Typhoid Mary
  1. noun
    United States cook who was an immune carrier of typhoid fever and who infected dozens of people (1870-1938)
    synonyms: Mallon, Mary Mallon
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    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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