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

1. <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

Related to LEPER

Synonyms: castaway, castoff, outcast, offscouring, pariah, reject

Related Words: untouchable; outsider; deportee, exile

Near Antonyms: insider

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Rhymes with LEPER

pepper, stepper