leper

noun

ˈle-pər How to pronounce leper (audio)
Definition of lepernext
as in outcast
one who is cast out or rejected by society was treated as a leper after she leveled unpopular criticism of the beloved star

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Recent Examples of leper Having the virus was like being a leper. — Literary Hub, 16 Mar. 2026 The palpable aversion to what has become the enterprise software leper colony doesn't help tech's case either. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 18 Jan. 2026 Meanwhile, in a remote leper village, a handsome stranger brings hope with miraculous cures until doubts grow about whether his help may come at a terrible cost. — Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 19 Sep. 2025 Remember, the Lord Jesus did not fear lepers, and leprosy was (and continues to be) a highly contagious infectious disease. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for leper
Recent Examples of Synonyms for leper
  1. outcast
  2. pariah
  3. reject
  4. castaway
Noun
  • Lee’s films have often zeroed in on misfits and outcasts, cut off from society’s embrace.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026
  • An orphan and an outcast, Colman’s fisherwoman wasn’t raised to fit in.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of outcast
Noun
  • Ben-Gvir dismisses concerns that such policies would cement Israel’s status as a pariah state.
    — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Video games, once an industry pariah, are now coveted Hollywood IP thanks to their devoted and eager-to-spend fandoms.
    — Jack Dunn, Variety, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of pariah
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  • All three are crime drama-thrillers, the most exportable and ordered of program types, but all three reject tropes of the genre.
    — John Hopewell, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Pollock's rejects were the source material for Bald Eagle, according to Kumar.
    — Anastasia Tsioulcas, NPR, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of reject
Noun
  • Both are works in that long tradition of castaways forced to survive, but in many ways, Crusoe—a colonist and capitalist and the later a jaundiced observer of the worst excesses of those systems—is the opposite of Gulliver.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2026
  • As fans recall, season 50 featured a guest appearance by MrBeast, who challenged the castaways to correctly guess a coin toss to double the $1 million prize.
    — Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of castaway

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“Leper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leper. Accessed 5 Nov. 2026.

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