"infectee" meaning in All languages combined

See infectee on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: infectees [plural]
Etymology: infect + -ee Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|infect|ee}} infect + -ee Head templates: {{en-noun}} infectee (plural infectees)
  1. A person or other organism that has been infected.
    Sense id: en-infectee-en-noun-OUNNi2a8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ee

Inflected forms

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