germophobiac

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English

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Etymology

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From germ +‎ -o- +‎ -phobiac.

Noun

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germophobiac (plural germophobiacs)

  1. (rare) Synonym of germophobe.
    • 1916 December 13, W. A. Evans, “Germs and Germs”, How to Keep Well, in The Chicago Daily Tribune, volume 75, number 298, page 8:
      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.