supercarrier
- noun
- /ˈsuːpərˌkɛrɪər/
- Specialized
- The health department traced the outbreak to a supercarrier who attended several public events.
Examples
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Identifying a supercarrier early can help prevent the rapid spread of disease in a community.
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Scientists are studying how a supercarrier can infect so many people without showing symptoms.
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The patient was identified as a supercarrier of the virus.
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Many supercarriers can unknowingly spread the disease.
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The health department traced the outbreak to a supercarrier who attended several public events.
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Identifying a supercarrier early can help prevent the rapid spread of disease in a community.
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Scientists are studying how a supercarrier can infect so many people without showing symptoms.
Synonyms
A person or animal that has a disease without showing signs and can pass it to others
An animal or microbe that spreads disease to others
A person, animal, or thing that spreads disease to others
A person or animal that carries a disease and can spread it to others
A person or animal who carries a disease without feeling sick but can infect others
How Contagious
- Specialized
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
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.