infectee

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noun

A person or other organism that has been infected.

Scrabble 13
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Meanings

nouninfectee (plural infectees)

plural infectees

  1. A person or other organism that has been infected.

    Many viruses exhibit the behavior described, especially sending e-mails automatically to many people in the infectee's address book.

    2006, David Groth, Network+ Study Guide (Exam N10-002), page xl

Origin

From infect + -ee.

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APA

infectee. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/infectee

MLA

“infectee.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/infectee. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “infectee,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/infectee.

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