Typhoid Maryn.

Brit.

/ˌtʌɪfɔɪd ˈmɛːri/, U.S.

/ˌtaɪfɔɪd ˈmɛri/

Inflections: Plural Typhoid Marys.

Forms: also with lower-case initial in the first element.

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: typhoid n., proper name Mary.

Etymology: < typhoid n. + the name of Mary Mallon (1869–1938), a cook who was one of the first typhoid carriers identified in the United States, and who was the source of a number of outbreaks of the disease.Compare the following uses specifically as a nickname of Mary Mallon:1908 Jrnl. Amer. Med. Assoc. 19 Sept. 981/2 If he were here he would say that ‘typhoid Mary’ refuses to submit to surgical interference.1909 N.Y. Times 17 July 3/5 Mary Mallon, known to fame as ‘Typhoid Mary’,..must remain at Riverside Hospital.1976 Ann. Rev. Microbiol. 30 438 During the next 15 years Typhoid Mary infected well over 200 persons.

1. A typhoid carrier; (in extended use) a person who or animal (or rarely, a plant) which is the source of the spread of any infectious disease or infestation.

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society > communication > information > intimation or making known > [noun] > one who or that which

advertisement1447

deferent1670

remarkera1684

advertiser1712

notifier1738

noticer1751

warner1762

notice1766

adviser1854

Typhoid Mary1909

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > production of disease > [noun] > person or population > carrier > specific

Typhoid Mary1909

index case1936

1909 Dietetic & Hygienic Gaz. 25 719/1 How many Typhoid Marys there happen to be among the servants of those who read this article it would be impossible to guess.

1912 Amer. Vet. Rev. 41 727 One writer..remarked that there appeared to be a ‘Typhoid Mary’ amongst the herd which he was unable to locate by means of the tuberculin test.

1958 Public Health 72 8 We are all familiar with the spread of epidemic disease by the careless carrier of the ‘Typhoid Mary’ type.

1988 N.Y. Mag. 11 July 35/2 These healthy-appearing ‘Typhoid Marys’..can spread the disease [sc. hepatitis B] to others and are themselves at tremendous risk of death from cirrhosis or liver cancer.

1995 Canad. Gardening Oct. 4/1 What I didn't know about my datura, which had grown to five feet and had almost won me over to the worthiness of houseplants, was that it was the Typhoid Mary of the plant world. Within a few weeks spider mites appeared on its leaves.

2003 National Post (Canada) 29 Mar. B1/2 He was a SARS ‘super-spreader,’ one of the mysterious Typhoid Marys of the new epidemic who seem to infect all those around them.

2. figurative. A person who or thing which spreads or is the source of undesirable opinions, emotions, etc.; an unpopular or subversive person.

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the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > [noun] > a harmful thing or person > pestilential

starveOE

starvec1225

plaguea1450

pestilenta1530

mischief1586

nuisancer1769

Typhoid Mary1913

menace1936

1913 Advertising & Selling Aug. 15/4 At least one other of these corporations has pursued the same course, proving that this director is a regular ‘Typhoid Mary’, scattering infection into the front offices of many big concerns, on the iron plea of economy.

1914 M. Dobson At Edge of Pit 18 The Declaration of Independence, in respect of spreading the germs of revolution, is the Typhoid Mary of Spanish America.

1968 Harvard Law Rev. 81 773 Professor Bork dubbed it the ‘Typhoid Mary’ of antitrust.

1979 R. Jaffe Class Reunion ii. vi. 180 Alexander's own misery was the most important thing in Alexander's life, and whatever he gave of it to others was unimportant to him... Alexander was the Typhoid Mary of angst.

1994 Vanity Fair May 62/2 All of a sudden, Pat Moynihan was the Typhoid Mary of the Johnson administration.

2006 Time Out N.Y. 28 Dec. 122/2 Bernhard remains the Typhoid Mary of the irony epidemic.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	typhoid mary
释义	Typhoid Maryn. Brit. /ˌtʌɪfɔɪd ˈmɛːri/, U.S. /ˌtaɪfɔɪd ˈmɛri/ Inflections: Plural Typhoid Marys. Forms: also with lower-case initial in the first element. Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: typhoid n., proper name Mary. Etymology: < typhoid n. + the name of Mary Mallon (1869–1938), a cook who was one of the first typhoid carriers identified in the United States, and who was the source of a number of outbreaks of the disease.Compare the following uses specifically as a nickname of Mary Mallon:1908 Jrnl. Amer. Med. Assoc. 19 Sept. 981/2 If he were here he would say that ‘typhoid Mary’ refuses to submit to surgical interference.1909 N.Y. Times 17 July 3/5 Mary Mallon, known to fame as ‘Typhoid Mary’,..must remain at Riverside Hospital.1976 Ann. Rev. Microbiol. 30 438 During the next 15 years Typhoid Mary infected well over 200 persons. 1. A typhoid carrier; (in extended use) a person who or animal (or rarely, a plant) which is the source of the spread of any infectious disease or infestation. ΘΚΠ society > communication > information > intimation or making known > [noun] > one who or that which advertisement1447 deferent1670 remarkera1684 advertiser1712 notifier1738 noticer1751 warner1762 notice1766 adviser1854 Typhoid Mary1909 the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > production of disease > [noun] > person or population > carrier > specific Typhoid Mary1909 index case1936 1909 Dietetic & Hygienic Gaz. 25 719/1 How many Typhoid Marys there happen to be among the servants of those who read this article it would be impossible to guess. 1912 Amer. Vet. Rev. 41 727 One writer..remarked that there appeared to be a ‘Typhoid Mary’ amongst the herd which he was unable to locate by means of the tuberculin test. 1958 Public Health 72 8 We are all familiar with the spread of epidemic disease by the careless carrier of the ‘Typhoid Mary’ type. 1988 N.Y. Mag. 11 July 35/2 These healthy-appearing ‘Typhoid Marys’..can spread the disease [sc. hepatitis B] to others and are themselves at tremendous risk of death from cirrhosis or liver cancer. 1995 Canad. Gardening Oct. 4/1 What I didn't know about my datura, which had grown to five feet and had almost won me over to the worthiness of houseplants, was that it was the Typhoid Mary of the plant world. Within a few weeks spider mites appeared on its leaves. 2003 National Post (Canada) 29 Mar. B1/2 He was a SARS ‘super-spreader,’ one of the mysterious Typhoid Marys of the new epidemic who seem to infect all those around them. 2. figurative. A person who or thing which spreads or is the source of undesirable opinions, emotions, etc.; an unpopular or subversive person. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > [noun] > a harmful thing or person > pestilential starveOE starvec1225 plaguea1450 pestilenta1530 mischief1586 nuisancer1769 Typhoid Mary1913 menace1936 1913 Advertising & Selling Aug. 15/4 At least one other of these corporations has pursued the same course, proving that this director is a regular ‘Typhoid Mary’, scattering infection into the front offices of many big concerns, on the iron plea of economy. 1914 M. Dobson At Edge of Pit 18 The Declaration of Independence, in respect of spreading the germs of revolution, is the Typhoid Mary of Spanish America. 1968 Harvard Law Rev. 81 773 Professor Bork dubbed it the ‘Typhoid Mary’ of antitrust. 1979 R. Jaffe Class Reunion ii. vi. 180 Alexander's own misery was the most important thing in Alexander's life, and whatever he gave of it to others was unimportant to him... Alexander was the Typhoid Mary of angst. 1994 Vanity Fair May 62/2 All of a sudden, Pat Moynihan was the Typhoid Mary of the Johnson administration. 2006 Time Out N.Y. 28 Dec. 122/2 Bernhard remains the Typhoid Mary of the irony epidemic. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1909
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