LEPER


Meaning of LEPER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈle-pər ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from lepre leprosy, from Late Latin lepra, from Greek, from lepein to peel; perhaps akin to Lithuanian lopas piece, scrap

Date: 14th century

1. : a person affected with leprosy

2. : a person shunned for moral or social reasons

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.