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Meaning of
leper
in English
leper
us
//ˈlɛpər//
uk
//ˈleɪpər//
#limited
Plural
lepers
Definitions
Noun
person
with
Hansen's
disease
;
suffering
The
doctor
specialized
in
treating
lepers
in
remote
areas
.
outcast
or
social
reject
(
shunned
person
)
In
medieval
society
,
the
beggar
was
treated
like
a
leper
and
shunned
by
everyone
.
individual
afflicted
with
leprosy
The
hospital
provided
care
and
support
to
the
leper
who
had
been
isolated
from
society
.
Compounds / Phrases
leper colony