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Leper
//ˈlɛpɚ// noun, verb
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A person who has leprosy, a person suffering from Hansen's disease.
- 2 a pariah who is avoided by others wordnet
- 3 Synonym of outcast: A person who is shunned, a pariah. figuratively
- 4 a person afflicted with leprosy wordnet
Verb
- 1 To afflict with leprosy. archaic
- 2 Synonym of infect. archaic, figuratively
- 3 Synonym of disfigure. archaic, figuratively
- 4 Synonym of taint. archaic, figuratively
- 5 Synonym of ostracize. archaic, figuratively
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Middle English lepre, leprosy, from Old French [Term?], from Latin leprae, lepra, from Ancient Greek λέπρα (lépra).
Etymology 2
From Middle English lepre, leprosy, from Old French [Term?], from Latin leprae, lepra, from Ancient Greek λέπρα (lépra).
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