ˈlepə(r) noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle English leper, lepre leprosy, from Old French lepre, liepre, from Late Latin lepra (Latin leprae, plural), from Greek lepra, from lepein to peel; akin to Old English læfer rush, reed, lōf fillet, band, Old High German leber rush, Latin lepidus agreeable, charming, nice, Russian lepen' small piece, lepest tatter, petal, lapot' bast shoe
1. : a person affected with leprosy
2. : a person shunned for moral or social reasons
to be an artist is to be a moral leper , an economic misfit, a social liability — Henry Miller
afraid to join the society of the pious … I looked upon myself as a leper — Robert Nesbit