leper
Meanings
Plural: lepers
Noun
- a person afflicted with leprosy
- a pariah who is avoided by others
- A person who has leprosy, a person suffering from Hansen's disease.
- Synonym of outcast: A person who is shunned, a pariah.
Verb
- To afflict with leprosy.
- Synonym of infect.
- Synonym of disfigure.
- Synonym of taint.
- Synonym of ostracize.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English lepre, leprosy, from Old French [Term?], from Latin leprae, lepra, from Ancient Greek λέπρα (lépra).
Scrabble Score: 7
leper is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordleper is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
leper is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 9
leper is a valid Words With Friends word