"leper" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: lepers [plural], lepress [feminine]
Rhymes: -ɛpə(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle English lepre, leprosy, from Old French [Term?], from Latin leprae, lepra, from Ancient Greek λέπρα (lépra). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|lepre}} Middle English lepre, {{m|enm|leprosy}} leprosy, {{der|en|fro|}} Old French [Term?], {{der|en|la|leprae}} Latin leprae, {{m|la|lepra}} lepra, {{der|en|grc|λέπρα|}} Ancient Greek λέπρα (lépra) Head templates: {{head|en|noun|plural|lepers|feminine|lepress}} leper (plural lepers, feminine lepress)
  1. A person who has leprosy, a person suffering from Hansen's disease. Categories (topical): Leprosy, People Translations (person who has leprosy): λεπρός (leprós) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), kagitsion (Bikol Central), прокажен (prokažen) (Bulgarian), leprós [masculine] (Catalan), leprosa [feminine] (Catalan), lansarohon (Cebuano), گول (gul) (Central Kurdish), spedalsk (Danish), melaatse [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), leproos [masculine] (Dutch), leprulo (Esperanto), spitaalinen (Finnish), léprosé [masculine] (French), lépreux (French), leproso [masculine] (Galician), gafo [masculine] (Galician), malato [masculine] (Galician), კეთროვანი (ḳetrovani) (Georgian), Aussätziger [especially, historical, masculine] [biblical, religion, lifestyle] (German), Leprakranker [masculine, usually] [medicine, sciences] (German), λεπρός (leprós) [masculine] (Greek), pupissoq (Greenlandic), מְצֹרָע (m"tzorah) [masculine] (Hebrew), leprás (Hungarian), lebbroso [masculine] (Italian), lebbrosa [feminine] (Italian), 癩病患者 (raibyōkanja) (alt: らいびょうかんじゃ) (Japanese), 한센병 환자 (hansenbyeong hwanja) (Korean), 나환자 (nahwanja) (Korean), 문둥이 (mundung'i) [offensive] (Korean), leprōsus [masculine] (Latin), Aussätzeger [masculine] (Luxembourgish), جذامی (Persian), trędowaty [masculine] (Polish), leproso [masculine] (Portuguese), leprosa [feminine] (Portuguese), lepros [masculine] (Romanian), leproasă [feminine] (Romanian), прокажённый (prokažónnyj) (Russian), gubavac [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), gubavica [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), leproso [masculine] (Spanish), leprosa [feminine] (Spanish), spetälsk [common-gender] (Swedish), ketongin (Tagalog), cüzzamlı (Turkish), прока́жений (prokáženyj) [masculine] (Ukrainian), lepradan [feminine, masculine] (Volapük), hilepradan [masculine] (Volapük), jilepradan [feminine] (Volapük)
    Sense id: en-leper-en-noun-JX0RahWf Disambiguation of Leprosy: 64 4 26 1 1 2 1 Disambiguation of People: 42 35 0 5 6 6 6 Categories (other): Central Kurdish terms with redundant script codes, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Central Kurdish terms with redundant script codes: 54 13 1 3 22 4 3 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 18 1 5 24 7 5 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 51 13 1 5 15 8 6 Disambiguation of 'person who has leprosy': 65 35
  2. (figurative) Synonym of outcast: A person who is shunned, a pariah. Tags: figuratively Categories (topical): People Synonyms: outcast [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-leper-en-noun-bNJsOImS Disambiguation of People: 42 35 0 5 6 6 6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: leper colony, moral leper

Verb [English]

Forms: lepers [present, singular, third-person], lepering [participle, present], lepered [participle, past], lepered [past]
Rhymes: -ɛpə(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle English lepre, leprosy, from Old French [Term?], from Latin leprae, lepra, from Ancient Greek λέπρα (lépra). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|lepre}} Middle English lepre, {{m|enm|leprosy}} leprosy, {{der|en|fro|}} Old French [Term?], {{der|en|la|leprae}} Latin leprae, {{m|la|lepra}} lepra, {{der|en|grc|λέπρα|}} Ancient Greek λέπρα (lépra) Head templates: {{en-verb}} leper (third-person singular simple present lepers, present participle lepering, simple past and past participle lepered)
  1. (now rare) To afflict with leprosy. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-leper-en-verb-FNYxEihe
  2. (figurative, now rare) Synonym of infect. Tags: archaic, figuratively Synonyms: infect [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-leper-en-verb-R~TI~9Gi
  3. (figurative, now rare) Synonym of disfigure. Tags: archaic, figuratively Synonyms: disfigure [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-leper-en-verb-lhq8KebB
  4. (figurative, now rare) Synonym of taint. Tags: archaic, figuratively Synonyms: taint [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-leper-en-verb-LNbZzJab
  5. (figurative, now rare) Synonym of ostracize. Tags: archaic, figuratively Synonyms: ostracize [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-leper-en-verb-~QAjx29D

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "sense": "person who has leprosy",
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          "lang": "Greenlandic",
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          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "m\"tzorah",
          "sense": "person who has leprosy",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "מְצֹרָע"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "65 35",
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "person who has leprosy",
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          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "person who has leprosy",
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          "alt": "らいびょうかんじゃ",
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          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "raibyōkanja",
          "sense": "person who has leprosy",
          "word": "癩病患者"
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          "sense": "person who has leprosy",
          "word": "한센병 환자"
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          "roman": "mundung'i",
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          "code": "lb",
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          "sense": "person who has leprosy",
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          "_dis1": "65 35",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "sense": "person who has leprosy",
          "word": "جذامی"
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          "_dis1": "65 35",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "person who has leprosy",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "trędowaty"
        },
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          "_dis1": "65 35",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "person who has leprosy",
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          "_dis1": "65 35",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "person who has leprosy",
          "tags": [
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          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "person who has leprosy",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
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          "_dis1": "65 35",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "person who has leprosy",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "leproasă"
        },
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          "_dis1": "65 35",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "prokažónnyj",
          "sense": "person who has leprosy",
          "word": "прокажённый"
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          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "person who has leprosy",
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        {
          "_dis1": "65 35",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "person who has leprosy",
          "tags": [
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          "_dis1": "65 35",
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          "sense": "person who has leprosy",
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          "sense": "person who has leprosy",
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          ],
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        "(figurative) Synonym of outcast: A person who is shunned, a pariah."
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        "(figurative, now rare) Synonym of disfigure."
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      "code": "bcl",
      "lang": "Bikol Central",
      "sense": "person who has leprosy",
      "word": "kagitsion"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "prokažen",
      "sense": "person who has leprosy",
      "word": "прокажен"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "person who has leprosy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "leprós"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "person who has leprosy",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "leprosa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ceb",
      "lang": "Cebuano",
      "sense": "person who has leprosy",
      "word": "lansarohon"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "person who has leprosy",
      "word": "spedalsk"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "person who has leprosy",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "melaatse"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "person who has leprosy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "leproos"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "person who has leprosy",
      "word": "leprulo"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "person who has leprosy",
      "word": "spitaalinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "person who has leprosy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "léprosé"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "person who has leprosy",
      "word": "lépreux"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "person who has leprosy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "leproso"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "person who has leprosy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gafo"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "person who has leprosy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "malato"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ḳetrovani",
      "sense": "person who has leprosy",
      "word": "კეთროვანი"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "person who has leprosy",
      "tags": [
        "especially",
        "historical",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "biblical",
        "religion",
        "lifestyle"
      ],
      "word": "Aussätziger"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "person who has leprosy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "usually"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "medicine",
        "sciences"
      ],
      "word": "Leprakranker"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "leprós",
      "sense": "person who has leprosy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "λεπρός"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "leprós",
      "sense": "person who has leprosy",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "λεπρός"
    },
    {
      "code": "kl",
      "lang": "Greenlandic",
      "sense": "person who has leprosy",
      "word": "pupissoq"
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      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "m\"tzorah",
      "sense": "person who has leprosy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "מְצֹרָע"
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    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "person who has leprosy",
      "word": "leprás"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "person who has leprosy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "lebbroso"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "person who has leprosy",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "lebbrosa"
    },
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      "alt": "らいびょうかんじゃ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "raibyōkanja",
      "sense": "person who has leprosy",
      "word": "癩病患者"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "hansenbyeong hwanja",
      "sense": "person who has leprosy",
      "word": "한센병 환자"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "nahwanja",
      "sense": "person who has leprosy",
      "word": "나환자"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "mundung'i",
      "sense": "person who has leprosy",
      "tags": [
        "offensive"
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      "word": "문둥이"
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      "code": "ckb",
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      "roman": "gul",
      "sense": "person who has leprosy",
      "word": "گول"
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      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "person who has leprosy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "leprōsus"
    },
    {
      "code": "lb",
      "lang": "Luxembourgish",
      "sense": "person who has leprosy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "Aussätzeger"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "sense": "person who has leprosy",
      "word": "جذامی"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "person who has leprosy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "trędowaty"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "person who has leprosy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "leproso"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "person who has leprosy",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "leprosa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "person who has leprosy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "lepros"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "person who has leprosy",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "leproasă"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "prokažónnyj",
      "sense": "person who has leprosy",
      "word": "прокажённый"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "person who has leprosy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gubavac"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "person who has leprosy",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "gubavica"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "person who has leprosy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "leproso"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "person who has leprosy",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "leprosa"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "person who has leprosy",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "spetälsk"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "person who has leprosy",
      "word": "ketongin"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "person who has leprosy",
      "word": "cüzzamlı"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "prokáženyj",
      "sense": "person who has leprosy",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "прока́жений"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "person who has leprosy",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "vo",
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      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "person who has leprosy",
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        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "jilepradan"
    }
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}

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      "tags": [
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        "figuratively"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Synonym of taint."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "taint",
          "taint#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figurative, now rare) Synonym of taint."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "synonym",
            "synonym-of"
          ],
          "word": "taint"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "figuratively"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Synonym of ostracize."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ostracize",
          "ostracize#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figurative, now rare) Synonym of ostracize."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "synonym",
            "synonym-of"
          ],
          "word": "ostracize"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛpə(ɹ)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "leper"
}

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