LEPER


Meaning of LEPER in English

n.1 a person suffering from leprosy.

2 a person shunned on moral grounds.

Etymology: ME, prob. attrib. use of leper leprosy f. OF lepre f. L lepra f. Gk, fem. of lepros scaly f. lepos scale

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.