"infectress" meaning in All languages combined

See infectress on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: infectresses [plural]
Etymology: infector + -ess Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|infector|ess}} infector + -ess Head templates: {{en-noun}} infectress (plural infectresses)
  1. (rare) A female infector. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-infectress-en-noun-FEb1MXUs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ess

Inflected forms

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