leper
lep·er
noun \ˈle-pər\Definition of LEPER
1
: a person affected with leprosy
2
: a person shunned for moral or social reasons
Examples of LEPER
- <a convicted child molester who is treated as a leper wherever he goes>
Origin of LEPER
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from lepre leprosy, from Late Latin lepra, from Greek, from lepein to peel; perhaps akin to Lithuanian lopas piece, scrap
First Known Use: 14th century
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