leper, lazar
(noun) a person afflicted with leprosy
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Lazar
A British surname.
Lazar
A Serbian male given name from Serbo-Croatian
Lazar
An Ashkenazi Jewish surname.
Lazar (plural Lazars)
Alternative letter-case form of lazar
lazar (plural lazars)
(archaic) A sufferer of an infectious disease, especially leprosy.
Source: Wiktionary
La"zar, n. Etym: [OF. lazare, fr. Lazarus the beggar. Luke xvi. 20.]
Definition: A person infected with a filthy or pestilential disease; a leper. Chaucer. Like loathsome lazars, by the hedges lay. Spenser. Lazar house a lazaretto; also, a hospital for quarantine.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
