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germophobe

noun

Etymology

From germ + -o- + -phobe.

  1. derived from germen
  2. borrowed from germe
  3. formed as germophobe — “germ + -o- + -phobe”

Definitions

  1. One who suffers from germophobia.

    • It features a pop-out hook so germophobes can avoid touching A.T.M. keypads, door handles and other public surfaces where undesirable microbes may lurk.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for germophobe. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA