Hypertext Webster Gateway: "leper"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Leper \Lep"er\ (l[e^]p"[~e]r), n. [OE. lepre leprosy, F.
l[`e]pre, L. leprae, lepra, fr. Gr. le`pra, fr. lepro`s
scaly, fr. le`pos scale, le`pein to peel.]
A person affected with leprosy.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
leper
n 1: a person afflicted with leprosy [syn: {lazar}]
2: a pariah who is avoided by others
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