LEPER


Meaning of LEPER in English

■ noun

1》 a person suffering from leprosy.

2》 a person who is shunned by others.

Origin

ME: prob. from an attributive use of ~ 'leprosy', from OFr. lepre , via L. from Gk lepra , feminine of lepros 'scaly'.

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