leper en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈlɛpɚ/ (General-American)
Etymology
From Middle English lepre, leprosy, from Old French [Term?], from Latin leprae, lepra, from Ancient Greek λέπρα (lépra).
Meanings
- A person who has leprosy, a person suffering from Hansen's disease.
- (figuratively) Synonym of outcast: A person who is shunned, a pariah.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| lepers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
moral leper · beleper · leperdom · leper colony
Synonyms
Translations (55)
sh gubavica (person who has leprosy) · bg прокажен (person who has leprosy) · ca leprós (person who has leprosy) · vo jilepradan (person who has leprosy) · gl leproso (person who has leprosy) · it lebbrosa (person who has leprosy) · fa جذامی (person who has leprosy) · ro lepros (person who has leprosy) · gl malato (person who has leprosy) · ka კეთროვანი (person who has leprosy) · fr lépreux (person who has leprosy) · lb Aussätzeger (person who has leprosy) · ro leproasă (person who has leprosy) · ar أَبْرَص (person who has leprosy) · la leprōsus (person who has leprosy) · de Leprakranker (person who has leprosy) · nl melaatse (person who has leprosy) · bg прокажен (figurative: outcast) · fi spitaalinen (person who has leprosy) · uk прока́жений (person who has leprosy) · ga lobhar (person who has leprosy) · ca leprosa (person who has leprosy) · sh gubavac (person who has leprosy) · ckb گول (person who has leprosy) · grc λεπρός (person who has leprosy) · nl leproos (person who has leprosy) · de Aussätziger (person who has leprosy) · da spedalsk (person who has leprosy) · ru прокажённый (person who has leprosy) · ko 한센병 환자 (person who has leprosy) · bcl kagitsion (person who has leprosy) · eo leprulo (person who has leprosy) · pt leprosa (person who has leprosy) · ko 나환자 (person who has leprosy) · pt leproso (person who has leprosy) · gl gafo (person who has leprosy) · it lebbroso (person who has leprosy) · he מְצֹרָע (person who has leprosy) · es leprosa (person who has leprosy) · vo hilepradan (person who has leprosy) · tr cüzzamlı (person who has leprosy) · fr léprosé (person who has leprosy) · ja 癩病患者 (person who has leprosy) · el λεπρός (person who has leprosy) · pl trędowaty (person who has leprosy) · kl pupissoq (person who has leprosy) · ar أَجْذَم (person who has leprosy) · es leproso (person who has leprosy) · vo lepradan (person who has leprosy) · ko 문둥이 (person who has leprosy) · sv spetälsk (person who has leprosy) · sw mkoma (person who has leprosy) · hu leprás (person who has leprosy) · ceb lansarohon (person who has leprosy) · tl ketongin (person who has leprosy)