/ˈlɛpɚ/
OriginFrom Middle English lepre, leprosy, from Old French [Term?], from Latin leprae, lepra, from Ancient Greek λέπρα (lépra).
- A person who has leprosy, a person suffering from Hansen's disease.
- figurativelySynonym of outcast: A person who is shunned, a pariah.
- archaicTo afflict with leprosy.
- archaic, figurativelySynonym of infect.
- archaic, figurativelySynonym of disfigure.
- archaic, figurativelySynonym of taint.
- archaic, figurativelySynonym of ostracize.
Formslepers(plural) · lepers(present, singular, third-person) · lepering(participle, present) · lepered(participle, past) · lepered(past)