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leper

noun
/ˈlɛpɚ/US

Etymology

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

  1. derived from λέπρα
  2. derived from leprae
  3. inherited from lepre

Definitions

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

  2. Synonym of outcast

    Synonym of outcast: A person who is shunned, a pariah.

  3. To afflict with leprosy.

  4. ›+ 4 more definitions

    1. Synonym of infect.

    2. Synonym of disfigure.

    3. Synonym of taint.

    4. Synonym of ostracize.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for leper. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA