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
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The first known use of pauper was in 1516
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