Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

infectress

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: in-fec-tress
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A female infector.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

From infector + -ess.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: infector

Inflected Forms

infectresses (plural)

Questions

What does infectress mean?: A female infector.
Where does infectress come from?: From infector + -ess.

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