leper

English

Etymology

Middle English lepre, leprosy, from Old French, from Latin leprae, lepra, from Ancient Greek λέπρα (lépra).

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -ɛpə(r)

Noun

leper (plural lepers)

  1. A person who has leprosy.
  2. A person who is shunned; a pariah.

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References
  • “leper” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2019.
  • leper in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

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