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leper
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
leper
(noun)
leper
/
ˈ
lɛpɚ/
noun
plural
lepers
leper
/
ˈ
lɛpɚ/
noun
plural
lepers
Britannica Dictionary definition of LEPER
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1
:
a person who has leprosy
2
:
someone who is disliked and avoided by other people
After his arrest his former friends treated him like a (social)
leper
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