leper
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- noun
- /ˈlɛpər/
:
leproso
- To many people, a leper was seen as someone who deserved to be shunned due to their illness.
- leper hospitals
- leper colony
- leper community
Examples
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She went around and served people, took care of lepers and dying people in dirt poor India.
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The Law of Moses excluded lepers from the camp of Israel because of their impurity.
Academic text (2006) -
But I saw you approach a leper and...
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Does the mother run a leper colony?
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The world's biggest leper colony.
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From that time forward, a leper could not inherit property or make contracts.
Academic text (2006) -
How do you expect to make a profit off of lepers and the poor, Doctor?
Fiction book (1992) -
The hope you gave Freddy the leper in Calcutta."
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Tenderly he takes the leper's hand, tenderly he brings it to his lips.
Fiction book (2000) -
I think of the lepers our Savior cleansed, and nine out of the 10 didn't even thank Him.
Synonyms
A person with leprosy who others often avoid in old stories
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Etymology
Leper comes from an old Greek word lépra meaning 'scaly', and it is the same root as leprosy. A leper was originally someone with the skin disease leprosy, which is why the word means a person who has that illness.