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germophobe 

noun: one who suffers from spermatophobia, or a person who obsesses about avoiding contact with germs.
Harry is such a germophobe. He's stuck in the bathroom again until someone opens the door for him.

Poor Sally, she's a germophobe. Her hands are raw red from washing them so much. Why did she take that job at the free clinic?
germophobe by shoots-the-moon March 7, 2010
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germanphobe 

The irrational fear of Germans.
Even after nearly 70 years since the Holocaust ended, Marty is still a Germanphobe.

Germaphobe

A person with extreme fear with germs and an obsession with cleanliness. Can’t stand anything not clean/touched by others.
Rebecca is such a big germaphobe she cant even touch the schools paper without having gloves on or something.
Germaphobe by oofgermaphobe September 5, 2018

Germaphobe

Any person who is obsessed with cleanliness and defeating bacteria. These individuals will turn on faucets with their elbows and hand sanitize on an hourly basis.

ie. Danny Tanner (Full House)
Tiffany was such a germaphobe she wouldn't even eat a skittle off the carpet, though it was well within the ten second rule.
Germaphobe by Cramps Delight January 17, 2005

Germaphobe

A suddenly-normal person for whom the global Coronavirus scare feels like everyday life.
Observing the near-empty streets, theaters and gyms, seeing people all around him wearing masks, avoiding doorknobs, refusing to take the subway or eat in public, watching as nobody is shaking hands, the germaphobe felt that what he had known for years was finally sinking in.
Germaphobe by Monkey's Dad March 6, 2020

Germaphobe

Someone who is obsessed with cleanliness and avoiding unsanitary surfaces. Tends to engage in excessive hand washing and fears holding or touching objects handled by other parties
Alyssa's a real germaphobe; she washes her hands with alcohol at least twenty times a day.
Germaphobe by Locquacious Me August 13, 2010

Germaphobic 

This is an abnormal mental condition in a person characterized by an inflated or irrational fear of catching disease. People who go to extreme lengths to protect themselves from catching disease are said to be "germaphobic" .

Examples include:

1)Using paper towels to turn off taps and open doors in bathrooms.
2)Avoiding finger food that is placed in communal serving dishes e.g. potato chips.
3)Using an alcohol-based hand sanitizer after shaking hands or simply refusing to shake hand with others.

People who suffer from OCD are often germaphobic and in slang are said to be Germaphobes.
Person 1: "Wow! that Bill guy is totally germaphobic. After I shook hands with him he had to completely disinfect his hands with hand sanitizer! What up with that?"
Germaphobic by Dr. Zauis March 13, 2010
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