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Leper

Leper Meaning & Definition
Leper Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Leper?

[n] a pariah who is avoided by others
[n] a person afflicted with leprosy

Synonyms | Synonyms for Leper: lazar

Related Terms | Find terms related to Leper: castaway | declasse | derelict | displaced person | DP | evictee | exile | expatriate | expellee | Ishmael | outcast | outcast of society | outcaste | outlaw | pariah | persona non grata | social outcast | unacceptable person | undesirable | untouchable

See Also | castaway | diseased person | Ishmael | outcast | pariah | sick person | sufferer

Leper In Webster's Dictionary

\Lep"er\ (l[e^]p"[~e]r), n. [OE. lepre leprosy, F. l[`e]pre, L. leprae, lepra, fr. Gr. le`pra, fr. lepro`s scaly, fr. le`pos scale, le`pein to peel.] A person affected with leprosy.

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