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leper

Pronunciation: /ˈlɛpɚ/

The English word “leper” has 7 meanings listed here.

noun

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

verb

  1. To afflict with leprosy.
  2. Synonym of infect.
  3. Synonym of disfigure.
  4. Synonym of taint.
  5. Synonym of ostracize.

Etymology

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

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