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leper

/ˈlɛpɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.79 in modern English

Syllables
lep-er
IPA
/ˈlɛpɚ/
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who has leprosy, a person suffering from Hansen's disease.

noun

Synonym of outcast: A person who is shunned, a pariah.

verb

To afflict with leprosy.

Archaic

verb

Synonym of infect.

Archaic

verb

Synonym of disfigure.

Archaic

verb

Synonym of taint.

Archaic

verb

Synonym of ostracize.

Archaic

Etymology

From Middle English lepre, leprosy, from Old French [Term?], from Latin leprae, lepra, from Ancient Greek λέπρα (lépra).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈlɛpɚ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

lepers (plural) lepers (present, singular) lepering (participle, present) lepered (participle, past) lepered (past)

Derived Forms

beleper leperdom

Phrases

leper colony moral leper

Synonyms

outcast infect disfigure taint ostracize lazar

Rhymes With

pepper stepper tepper peper lepper knepper klepper hepper lepre prepper schlepper

Questions

How do you pronounce leper?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlɛpɚ/.
What does leper mean?
A person who has leprosy, a person suffering from Hansen's disease.
Where does leper come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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