Meanings
plural germophobiacs
- rareSynonym of germophobe.
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Spraying with an antiseptic did not lessen in any sense such danger as there was. The trouble was with the woman. She was a germophobiac. She was a nuisance to everybody in the car. It is a good guess that she is a nuisance to her family and everybody around her. It is also a good guess that her family has more than its share of germ diseases.
1916 December 13, W. A. Evans, “Germs and Germs”, How to Keep Well, in The Chicago Daily Tribune, volume 75, number 298, page 8Synonyms: germophobe
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of germophobe.
Origin
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