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Definition of contact tracer noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

contact tracer

noun
 
/ˈkɒntækt treɪsə(r)/
 
/ˈkɑːntækt treɪsər/
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  1. a person whose job is to identify anyone who has recently been near somebody with a disease and may have caught the infection
    • Thousands of coronavirus contact tracers were recruited by the government.
    Topics Healthcarec2, Jobsc2
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