leper

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Scrabble points
7
Words With Friends
9
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/ˈlɛpɚ/

Definition of leper

7 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A person who has leprosy, a person suffering from Hansen's disease.
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noun

  1. A person who has leprosy, a person suffering from Hansen's disease.
  2. (figuratively)Synonym of outcast: A person who is shunned, a pariah.

verb

  1. (archaic)To afflict with leprosy.
  2. (archaic, figuratively)Synonym of infect.
  3. (archaic, figuratively)Synonym of disfigure.
  4. (archaic, figuratively)Synonym of taint.
  5. (archaic, figuratively)Synonym of ostracize.

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Etymology

From Middle English lepre, leprosy, from Old French [Term?], from Latin leprae, lepra, from Ancient Greek λέπρα (lépra).

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