noun, verb — 7 senses
US /ˈlɛpɚ/
Etymology From 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.
Figuratively Synonym of outcast: A person who is shunned, a pariah.
Etymology From Middle English lepre, leprosy, from Old French [Term?], from Latin leprae, lepra, from Ancient Greek λέπρα (lépra).
Archaic To afflict with leprosy.
Archaic, Figuratively Synonym of infect.
Archaic, Figuratively Synonym of disfigure.
Archaic, Figuratively Synonym of taint.
Archaic, Figuratively Synonym of ostracize.
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