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supercarrier

supercarrier

8.7
A person or animal who spreads a contagious disease to many others because they have many germs
  • noun
  • /ˈsuːpərˌkɛrɪər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : superportador
  • The health department traced the outbreak to a supercarrier who attended several public events.

Examples

  • Identifying a supercarrier early can help prevent the rapid spread of disease in a community.

  • Scientists are studying how a supercarrier can infect so many people without showing symptoms.

  • The patient was identified as a supercarrier of the virus.

  • Many supercarriers can unknowingly spread the disease.

  • The health department traced the outbreak to a supercarrier who attended several public events.

  • Identifying a supercarrier early can help prevent the rapid spread of disease in a community.

  • Scientists are studying how a supercarrier can infect so many people without showing symptoms.

Synonyms

carrier
vssupercarrier
  • Specialized
43 5.8

A person or animal that has a disease without showing signs and can pass it to others

has much higher pathogen amounts and spreads to many others
transmitter
vssupercarrier
  • Specialized
2 6.2

An animal or microbe that spreads disease to others

spreads to many others because of very high pathogen amount
infector
vssupercarrier
  • Specialized
1 7.6

A person, animal, or thing that spreads disease to others

makes very many others ill due to high pathogen levels
harborer
vssupercarrier
  • Specialized
8.1

A person or animal that carries a disease and can spread it to others

hosts much larger pathogen amounts and spreads to many contacts
immune carrier
vssupercarrier
  • Specialized
6.7

A person or animal who carries a disease without feeling sick but can infect others

contains very high pathogen amounts and transmits widely to many others

How Contagious

supercarrier
  • Specialized
8.7
carrier
  • Specialized
43 5.8

Surface Forms

supercarrier singular
supercarriers plural

Morphology

supercarrier = carrier (transparent) = super + carrier

The meaning is a straightforward intensification: 'super' (very) + 'carrier' (one who carries/transmits), so learners can derive the sense.

Etymology

Supercarrier combines super- and carrier, where super- means 'very' or 'above' as in the word supermarket, and carrier means 'one who carries'. So a medical supercarrier is a person who 'carries' a disease in large amounts and spreads it to many people.