infectress

English

Etymology

From infector +‎ -ess.

Noun

infectress (plural infectresses)

1. (rare) A female infector.
   • 1986, Anthony Burgess, Homage to Qwert Yuiop (published as But Do Blondes Prefer Gentlemen?, USA:

     The girls of Siam were the great infectresses, but the Malays came a close second. The Japanese, who had regular medical inspections and lived in brothels cleaner than hotels, were down with the Eurasians to 0.4% in 1931.