infectee

[ in-fek-tee, in-fek- ]

noun

1. a person who has been infected, especially with a disease.

Word History and Origins

Origin of infectee¹

infect + -ee

Example Sentences

A: Intuitively, if both people — that is to say, the infector or infectrix and the infectee — are both wearing masks, you’ve got to think you’re coming out ahead.

From Washington Post

Armed with a veteran infectee’s immune memory of the virus, patients getting convalescent plasma appeared to recover more quickly and completely than patients who did not get the treatment, physicians observed.

From Los Angeles Times

With COVID-19 test kits being in such short supply, you’d think that any potential infectee who had an opportunity to get their hands on one would be relieved.

From Slate

Traditionally, those afflicted with an STD would go to a clinic and could anonymously provide a partner’s contact information, allowing the clinic to contact the potential infectee.

From The Guardian

Security researchers show off their best parlor tricks, demonstrating ways they’ve hacked cars, security systems, thermostats, credit card readers, and the hackers themselves, as two  researchers talked about how they helped law enforcement take down Cryptolocker — the infamous ransomware that encrypted an infectee’s files and would only release the digital hostages if a Bitcoin ransom were paid.

From Forbes