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(lep′ər)

noun

a person having leprosy
a person to be shunned or ostracized, as because of the danger of moral contamination

Origin: ME lepre, leprosy < OFr < LL lepra (L leprae, pl.) < Gr < lepros, rough, scaly < lepein, to peel < IE base *lep-, to peel off, scale > OE læfer, rush, reed

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noun

A person affected by leprosy.
A person who is avoided by others; a pariah.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from lepre, leprosy

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from Late Latin lepra

Origin: , from Greek lepros, scaly

Origin: , from lepis, scale

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