germaphobe

or germ·o·phobe

[ jur-muh-fohb ]
/ ˈdʒɜr məˌfoʊb /

noun

a person who has an irrational or disproportionate fear of germs and contamination.
Also called my·so·phobe [mahy-suh-fohb] /ˈmaɪ səˌfoʊb/.

Origin of germaphobe

First recorded in 1890–1900; germ + -a- connecting vowel + -phobe

OTHER WORDS FROM germaphobe

germ·a·pho·bi·a, germ·o·pho·bi·a, noun germ·a·pho·bic, germ·o·pho·bic, adjective