LEPER

leper

(noun) a pariah who is avoided by others

leper, lazar

(noun) a person afflicted with leprosy

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

leper

A person who has leprosy.

A person who is shunned; a pariah.

Anagrams

• Epler, repel

Source: Wiktionary


Lep"er, n. Etym: [OE. lepre leprosy, F. lèpre, L. leprae, lepra, fr. Gr.

Definition: A person affected with leprosy.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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RECREANT

(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; “some provinces had proved recreant”; “renegade supporters of the usurper”


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