Meaning of Typhoid Mary | Babel Free
Definitions
A person who carries and spreads a dangerous disease, especially one who refuses to cooperate to minimize the risk of infection.
Examples
““[…] Do you know⟳ what our great fear has been? That either the grayboys or the Ripley would find⟳ a Typhoid Mary, someone who could carry⟳ it and spread⟳ it without catching it him- or herself.””
“And it was a Google executive – Sheryl Sandberg – who played the role of Typhoid Mary, bringing surveillance capitalism from Google to Facebook, when she signed on as Mark⟳ Zuckerberg’s number⟳ two in 2008.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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