PAUPER

pauper

(noun) a person who is very poor

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

pauper (plural paupers)

One who is extremely poor.

One living on or eligible for public charity.

Synonyms

• (one who is poor): see pauper

Source: Wiktionary


Pau"per, n. Etym: [L. See Poor.]

Definition: A poor person; especially, one development on private or public charity. Also used adjectively; as, pouper immigrants, pouper labor.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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