contagionist

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noun

A believer in the contagious nature of certain diseases, such as yellow fever.

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Meanings

nouncontagionist (plural contagionists)

plural contagionists

  1. historicalobsoleteA believer in the contagious nature of certain diseases, such as yellow fever.

Origin

From contagion + -ist.

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APA

contagionist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contagionist

MLA

“contagionist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contagionist. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “contagionist,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contagionist.

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