leper (redirected from Lepers)

lep·er  (lpr)

n.

1. A person affected by leprosy.

2. A person who is avoided by others; a pariah.

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[Middle English, from lepre, leprosy, from Old French, from Late Latin lepra, from Greek lepros, scaly, from lepis, scale.]

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leper [ˈlɛpə]

n

1. (Medicine / Pathology) a person who has leprosy

2. a person who is ignored or despised

[via Late Latin from Greek lepra, noun use of lepros scaly, from lepein to peel]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	leper - a person afflicted with leprosy       lazar diseased person, sick person, sufferer - a person suffering from an illness
	2.	leper - a pariah who is avoided by others castaway, outcast, pariah, Ishmael - a person who is rejected (from society or home)

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leper

noun outcast, reject, untouchable, pariah, lazar (archaic) The article branded her a social leper.

Translations

leper [ˈlepəʳ]

A. N → leproso/a m/f (also fig)

B. CPD leper colony N → leprosería f, colonia f de leprosos

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leper [ˈlɛpə^r] n → lépreux/euse m/f
leper colony n → léproserie f

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leper

n → Leprakranke(r) mf, → Lepröse(r) mf (spec), → Aussätzige(r) mf (old, fig)

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leper [ˈlɛpəʳ] n → lebbroso/a

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leper [ˈlɛpəʳ] n → lebbroso/a

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leper

n leper [ˈlepə]

a person who has leprosy. melaatse شَخْص أبْرَص прокажен malomocný, -á (en) spedalsk der/die Aussätzige λεπρός leproso pidalitõbine جذامی spitaalinen lépreux/-euse מְצוֹרָע कोढ़ी, परित्यक्त gubavac leprás penderita kusta holdsveikur maður lebbroso ハンセン病患者 나병 환자 raupsuotasis lepras slimnieks, spitālīgais pesakit kusta melaatse spedalsk trędowaty leproso le­pros прокажённый malomocný, -á gobavec gubavac spetälsk ผู้เป็นโรคเรื้อน cüzzamlı kimse 麻瘋病患者 прокажений کوڑھ کا مریض người hủi 麻风病患者

n leprosy [-rəsi]

a contagious skin disease, causing serious and permanent damage to the body, including loss of fingers, nose etc. melaatsheid بَرَص، جُذام проказа lepra spedalskhed die Lepra λέπρα lepra pidalitõbi جذام spitaali lèpre צָרַעַת कोढ़, कुष्ट रोग guba lepra kusta holdsveiki lebbra ハンセン病 나병 raupsai lepra, spitālība penyakit kusta melaatsheid spedalskhet trąd lepra lepră проказа lepra gobavost guba spetälska โรคเรื้อน cüzzam 麻瘋病 проказа برص، کوڑھ bệnh hủi 麻风病