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lep·er
(lĕp′ər)n.
1. A person affected by leprosy.
2. A person who is avoided by others; a pariah.
[Middle English, from lepre, leprosy, from Old French, from Late Latin lepra, from Greek lepros, scaly, from lepis, scale.]
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leper
(ˈlɛpə)n
1. (Pathology) a person who has leprosy
2. derogatory a person who is ignored or despised
[C14: via Late Latin from Greek lepra, noun use of lepros scaly, from lepein to peel]
Usage: Rather than talking about a leper or lepers, it is better to talk about a person with leprosy and people with leprosy
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lep•er
(ˈlɛp ər)n.
1. a person who has leprosy.
2. a person rejected or ostracized for unacceptable behavior, opinions, character, or the like; outcast.
[1350–1400; Middle English lepre leprosy < Latin lepra < Greek lépra, n. use of feminine of leprós scaly, akin to lépos scale, lépein to peel]
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leper
noun outcast, reject, untouchable, pariah, lazar (archaic) The article branded her a social leper.
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Translations
شَخْص أبْرَص
-ámalomocný
spedalsk
henkilöhyljeksiäspitaalinen
מצרע
leprás
holdsveikur maîur
raupsairaupsuotasis
lepras slimnieks, spitālīgais
trędowaty
malomocný
cüzzamlı kimse
leper
[ˈlepəʳ]A. N → leproso/a m/f (also fig)
B. CPD leper colony N → leprosería f, colonia f de leprosos
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[ˈlɛpəʳ] n → lebbroso/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
leper
(ˈlepə) noun a person who has leprosy.
ˈleprosy (-rəsi) noun a contagious skin disease, causing serious and permanent damage to the body, including loss of fingers, nose etc.
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lep·er
a. leproso-a, lazarino-a; que sufre de lepra.
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