pauper

noun

pau·per | \ ˈpȯ-pər

Definition of pauper

1 : a person destitute of means except such as are derived from charity specifically : one who receives aid from funds designated for the poor paupers on welfare

2 : a very poor person you'll end up a pauper on skid row— Robert Bixby

Other Words from pauper More Example Sentences Learn More about pauper

Keep scrolling for more

Examples of pauper in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Despite his business failure, the Russian was no pauper. — Max Colchester And Margot Patrick, WSJ, "Hiding Russian Money Was Easy. Quitting Was Harder.," 4 Aug. 2018 Here are few things to check out to continue your Magic education: Explore Magic's varying formats, which include standard, modern, vintage, legacy, pauper, commander, and many, many more. — Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, "How to Play 'Magic: The Gathering': Everything You Need to Know," 19 Feb. 2019 Christina Scates quest to unlock the mystery led authorities to exhume a body in an unmarked pauper’s grave in a Cleveland Potter’s Field, WEWS-TV reported Thursday. — Robert Gearty, Fox News, "College student helps authorities link remains to Ohio teen who disappeared in 1974," 21 July 2018 The point is to keep prices artificially high and enrich large sugar producers, who aren’t paupers but nonetheless demand this help to maintain their station. — The Editorial Board, WSJ, "A Chance for Sugar Welfare Reform," 15 May 2018 In Renaissance Europe towns such as Ypres collected alms to pay for ways of putting paupers to work. — The Economist, "The welfare state needs updating," 12 July 2018 Tenor Scott Brunscheen is the prince in pauper's clothing that the queen and every woman in her court desires. — Deanna Isaacs, Chicago Reader, "Arts / Opera / Performing Arts Haymarket Opera's L'Orontea is a time machine to the 17th century," 5 June 2018 The president is far from a pauper: The new estimate compiled by the Bloomberg Billionaires Index puts Trump's worth at $2.8 billion. — William Cummings, USA TODAY, "Trump's net worth declined for the second year in a row, Bloomberg reports," 31 May 2018 Schools for indigents and paupers were supported, here and there, and more or less spasmodically. — Danielle Jackson, Longreads, "Why Beyoncé Placed HBCU’s at the Center of American Life," 7 May 2018

These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'pauper.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Keep scrolling for more

Learn More about pauper

Dictionary Entries near pauper

Statistics for pauper

Last Updated

22 Apr 2019

Look-up Popularity

Time Traveler for pauper

The first known use of pauper was in 1516

See more words from the same year

Keep scrolling for more

More Definitions for pauper

pauper

noun

English Language Learners Definition of pauper

old-fashioned : a very poor person who has no money to pay for food, clothing, etc.

See the full definition for pauper in the English Language Learners Dictionary

pauper

noun

pau·per | \ ˈpȯ-pər

Kids Definition of pauper

: a very poor person

pauper

noun

pau·per | \ ˈpȯ-pər

Legal Definition of pauper

: a person who is destitute and relying on charity specifically : a person who is relieved of the costs and expenses of a court proceeding because of poverty