Leper
//ˈlɛpɚ// noun, verb
noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
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
Example
More examples"Italy has snapped back at Greece's designs, saying blacklisting countries and travelers isn't fair, and that Italy would not allow itself to be viewed and treated as what one leading official called "a leper colony.""
Etymology
From Middle English lepre, leprosy, from Old French [Term?], from Latin leprae, lepra, from Ancient Greek λέπρα (lépra).
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