leper
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leper
- /ˈlɛpɚ/ US
Rhymes with -ɛpə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Middle English lepre, leprosy, from Old French [Term?], from Latin leprae, lepra, from Ancient Greek λέπρα (lépra).
noun lepers
- A person who has leprosy, a person suffering from Hansen's disease.
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Synonym of outcast: A person who is shunned, a pariah.
Similar: outcast
Translations
Every language
noun person who has leprosy
| Español | leproso, leprosa |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 한센병 환자 hansenbyeong hwanja, 나환자 nahwanja, 문둥이 mundung'i |
| 日本語 | 癩病患者 raibyōkanja |
| Kiswahili | mkoma |
| Português | leproso, leprosa |
| Français | léprosé, lépreux |
| Deutsch | Aussätziger, Leprakranker |
| Italiano | lebbroso, lebbrosa |
| Ελληνικά | λεπρός leprós |
| Română | lepros, leproasă |
| Русский | прокажённый prokažónnyj |
| العربية | أَبْرَص ʔabraṣ, أَجْذَم ʔajḏam |
| עברית | מְצֹרָע m'tsorá |
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title = {leper},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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