leper

[ lep-er ]

/ ˈlɛp ər /

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noun

a person who has leprosy.

a person who has been rejected or ostracized for unacceptable behavior, opinions, character, or the like; anathema; outcast.

Origin of leper

1350–1400; Middle English lepre leprosy <Latin lepra<Greek lépra, noun use of feminine of leprós scaly, akin to lépos scale, lépein to peel

Words nearby leper

Lepanto, Lepaya, Lepcha, Le Pen, Lepenski Vir, leper, leper house, lepidic, lepido-, lepidocrocite, lepidolite

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Example sentences from the Web for leper

After being forced to fly next to this leper, their disgust is palpable.
Hallucinating Away a Heroin Addiction|Abby Haglage|May 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I read a little more than they did, so I could say, “Touch me not, leper!”
Mel Brooks Is Always Funny and Often Wise in This 1975 Playboy Interview|Alex Belth|February 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Ten thousand birds let loose would not have availed for the leper.
Notes on the Book of Leviticus|C. H. Mackintosh
No; he must himself warn Dom Diego that he was a leper—a pariah.
Dreamers of the Ghetto|I. Zangwill

But if I am—if there be some evil, some mark of evil to make others recoil as from a leper—but it can't be so, it can't.
Wilderness of Spring|Edgar Pangborn
Now let us continue our walk and leave the blind man and leper behind.
Corea or Cho-sen|A (Arnold) Henry Savage-Landor
The leper halted in the front porch for a moment and we jumped out on him with the sticks.
Life's Handicap|Rudyard Kipling

British Dictionary definitions for leper

leper

/ (ˈlɛpə) /

noun

a person who has leprosy

derogatory a person who is ignored or despised

Word Origin for leper

C14: via Late Latin from Greek lepra, noun use of lepros scaly, from lepein to peel

usage for leper

Rather than talking about a leper or lepers, it is better to talk about a person with leprosy and people with leprosy

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Medical definitions for leper

leper

[ lĕp′ər ]

n.

One who has leprosy.

单词	leper
释义	leper [ lep-er ] / ˈlɛp ər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR leper ON THESAURUS.COM noun a person who has leprosy. a person who has been rejected or ostracized for unacceptable behavior, opinions, character, or the like; anathema; outcast. Origin of leper 1350–1400; Middle English lepre leprosy <Latin lepra<Greek lépra, noun use of feminine of leprós scaly, akin to lépos scale, lépein to peel Words nearby leper Lepanto, Lepaya, Lepcha, Le Pen, Lepenski Vir, leper, leper house, lepidic, lepido-, lepidocrocite, lepidolite Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for leper After being forced to fly next to this leper, their disgust is palpable. Hallucinating Away a Heroin Addiction\|Abby Haglage\|May 4, 2014\|DAILY BEAST I read a little more than they did, so I could say, “Touch me not, leper!” Mel Brooks Is Always Funny and Often Wise in This 1975 Playboy Interview\|Alex Belth\|February 16, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Ten thousand birds let loose would not have availed for the leper. Notes on the Book of Leviticus\|C. H. Mackintosh No; he must himself warn Dom Diego that he was a leper—a pariah. Dreamers of the Ghetto\|I. Zangwill But if I am—if there be some evil, some mark of evil to make others recoil as from a leper—but it can't be so, it can't. Wilderness of Spring\|Edgar Pangborn Now let us continue our walk and leave the blind man and leper behind. Corea or Cho-sen\|A (Arnold) Henry Savage-Landor The leper halted in the front porch for a moment and we jumped out on him with the sticks. Life's Handicap\|Rudyard Kipling British Dictionary definitions for leper leper / (ˈlɛpə) / noun a person who has leprosy derogatory a person who is ignored or despised Word Origin for leper C14: via Late Latin from Greek lepra, noun use of lepros scaly, from lepein to peel usage for leper Rather than talking about a leper or lepers, it is better to talk about a person with leprosy and people with leprosy Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to leper untouchable, anathema, outcast Medical definitions for leper leper [ lĕp′ər ] n. One who has leprosy. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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leper

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