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CONTAGIONIST

\kəntˈe͡ɪd͡ʒənˌɪst], \kəntˈe‍ɪd‍ʒənˌɪst], \k_ə_n_t_ˈeɪ_dʒ_ə_n_ˌɪ_s_t]\

Definitions of CONTAGIONIST

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
1919 - The concise Oxford dictionary of current English
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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One who believes in the contagious character of certain diseases, as of yellow fever.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

One who believes in the contagious character of a particular disease, - as of yellow fever.

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
By Robley Dunglison

One who thinks a disease (plague, cholera, &c.) contagious.

1919 - The concise Oxford dictionary of current English
By Sir Augustus Henry

A believer in the contagious origin of a given disease.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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