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 Definitions of typhoid mary  [ˈtaɪ fɔɪd]  

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Definition of 'typhoid mary' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) Typhoid Mary
a carrier or transmitter of anything undesirable, harmful, or catastrophic.

Etymology:  (1930–35; after Mary Mallon (d. 1938), Irish-born cook in the U.S., who was found to be a typhoid carrier)

Definition of 'typhoid mary' Princeton's WordNet 

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

'typhoid mary' - Nearby Entries  

typhoid  typhoid bacteriophage  typhoid fever  typhoid mary  typhon  typhoon  typhus fever  



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