lazar

Meanings

Plural: lazars

Noun

a person afflicted with leprosy
Synonym of leper: a person suffering from Hansen's disease; a person suffering any contagious disease requiring similar isolation.

Adj

Synonym of leprous: afflicted by Hansen's disease; afflicted by any contagious disease requiring similar isolation.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English lazare, from Old French lazare, from Medieval Latin lazarus (“leper”), an antonomasia from Lazarus, from Koine Greek Λᾱ́ζᾱρος (Lā́zāros), the given name of the Biblical character found in Luke 16, from Hebrew אֶלְעָזָר (“Eleazar”), a given name shared by various figures in the Hebrew Bible and literally meaning "God has helped".

Synonyms

leper, leprous

Scrabble Score: 14

lazar is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
lazar is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
lazar is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

lazar is a valid Words With Friends word