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pauper

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pau·per  (pôpr)
n.
1. One who is extremely poor.
2. One living on or eligible for public charity.

[From Latin, poor; see pau-1 in Indo-European roots.]

pauper [ˈpɔːpə]
n
1. a person who is extremely poor
2. (Historical Terms) (formerly) a destitute person supported by public charity
[from Latin: poor]
pauperism  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.pauper - a person who is very poorpauper - a person who is very poor            
beggar, mendicant - a pauper who lives by begging
derelict - a person without a home, job, or property
have-not, poor person - a person with few or no possessions
starveling - someone who is starving (or being starved)

pauper
Translations
pauper [ˈpɔːpəʳ] Npobre mf, indigente mf
pauper's gravefosa f común

pauper [ˈpɔːpər] nindigent(e) m/f pauper's grave
pauper's grave nfosse f commune

pauper
nArme(r) mf; (supported by charity) → Almosenempfänger(in) m(f); pauper’s graveArmengrab nt

pauper [ˈpɔːpəʳ] nindigente m/f
pauper's grave → fossa comune

pauper
n pauper [ˈpoːpə]
a very poor person Her husband died a pauper. armlastige فَقير جدا бедняк nuzák, žebrák, -čka subsistensløs der/die Arme άνθρωπος πάμφτωχος indigente vaene فقیر köyhä indigent/-ente עָנִי निर्धन मनुष्य siromah,beskućnik szegény orang miskin fátæklingur; ölmusumaður indigente 貧困者 극빈자 beturtis, elgeta nabags; ubags orang yg papa kedana pauper fattiglem żebrak, nędzarz mendigo sărac бедняк žobrák, bedár revež siromah fattighjon, utfattig stackare ยาจก çok yoksul kimse 貧民,叫化子,乞丐 бідняк, злидар نادار، غريب người cùng khổ


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True, he is a pauper, and nothing but a pauper; but, at least he is an HONOURABLE pauper.
Yes, he said; nearly everybody is a pauper who is not a ruler.
And, an admirable contrast, the article ended with a description of the middle-class, ordinary, prosaic funeral of him who should have been buried like a prince or like a pauper.
 
 
 
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