leper

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.]

(lĕp'ər)
n.

One who has leprosy.

Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: a person afflicted with leprosy
  Synonym: lazar

Meaning #2: a pariah who is avoided by others

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - spedalsk

Nederlands (Dutch)
leproos, melaatse, outcast

Français (French)
n. - (Méd, fig) lépreux

Deutsch (German)
n. - Leprakranker, Aussätziger

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (παθολ.) λεπρός, χανσενικός

Italiano (Italian)
lebbroso, appestato

Português (Portuguese)
n. - leproso

Русский (Russian)
заражать проказой, портить, прокаженный

Español (Spanish)
n. - leproso

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - spetälska

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
麻疯病患者, 受蔑视的人

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 麻瘋病患者, 受蔑視的人

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 나병 환자, 도덕적 부패자

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - らい病患者

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) المجذوم المصاب بالجذام, المنبوذ‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מצורע‬

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