as in beggar
old-fashioned
a very poor person who has no money to pay for food, clothing, etc.
a story about a rich man and a pauper who switch places
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Recent Examples of pauper
The woman was killed by one of Iblis’ masters, a pauper who dreamed of infinite wealth and attention.
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Kayti Burt, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
The time-traveler received terrible, albeit false, news in Episode 6: A midwife who’d been paid to lie informed him that Julia and their baby had died during childbirth, their bodies thrown in a pauper’s grave.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 5 Sep. 2025
The woman shares that Julia was buried in an unmarked grave as a pauper.
—Lincee Ray, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Sep. 2025
The county is required by law to continue its deceased pauper program, which is being transferred to the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office.
—Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Aug. 2025
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Kayti Burt, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
The time-traveler received terrible, albeit false, news in Episode 6: A midwife who’d been paid to lie informed him that Julia and their baby had died during childbirth, their bodies thrown in a pauper’s grave.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 5 Sep. 2025
The woman shares that Julia was buried in an unmarked grave as a pauper.
—Lincee Ray, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Sep. 2025
The county is required by law to continue its deceased pauper program, which is being transferred to the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office.
—Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pauper
Noun
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In the old days beggars were drawn and quartered in that square.—
George Packer,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
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In Havana, beggars are ubiquitous.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Lower than proletariat workers, the lumpenproletariat includes the indigent and the unemployable, those cast out of the workforce with no recourse, or those who can’t enter it in the first place, such as young workers in times of economic depression.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
8 Oct. 2025
Noun
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With fewer homes available for median earners, today's housing market is widening the gap between the haves and have-nots, with younger Americans less likely to buy a home, the study says.—
Mike Winters,
CNBC,
21 Aug. 2025
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Based on the video game from Bethesda Game Studios, Fallout is the story of haves and have-nots in a world in which there’s almost nothing left to have.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
18 Aug. 2025
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“Pauper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pauper. Accessed 27 Nov. 2025.
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