leper

ˈlɛpər

Definition

Definition of leper - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

outcastperson who is socially shunned

He felt like a leper after the scandal.

outcast

pariah

untouchable

medical

Rare

person suffering from leprosy

Rare

The leper was treated at the hospital.

outcast

pariah

untouchable

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treated like a leper

adj.

shunned or avoided by others

After the scandal, he was treated like a leper by his colleagues.

leper colony

group socially isolated or ostracized

The outcasts lived like a leper colony on the outskirts.

Origin of leper

Greek, lepros (scaly)

Examples of leper in a sentence

The whistleblower became a leper in the corporate world.
The leper lived in isolation due to stigma.
A leper was seen begging on the street.

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French:paria, lépreux, ...
German:Aussätziger, Leprakranke, ...
Italian:reietto, lebbroso, ...
Spanish:paria, leproso, ...
Portuguese:pária, leproso, ...
Chinese:弃儿, 麻风病人, ...
Japanese:ハンセン病患者, らい病患者, ...
Arabic:مَنْبُوذ, مُجَذُوم, ...
Hebrew:מְצוֹרָע, ...
Russian:изгой, прокажённый, ...
Ukrainian:ізгой, лепрозний хворий, ...
Hindi:बहिष्कृत, कोढ़ी, ...
Bengali:বহিষ্কৃত ব্যক্তি, কুষ্ঠ রোগী, ...
Catalan:marginat, leprós, ...
Czech:vyvrhel, malomocný, ...
Danish:paria, spedalsk, ...
Dutch:melaatse, lepralijder, ...
Greek:απόβλητος, λεπρός, ...
Hungarian:pária, leprás, ...
Khmer:មនុស្សដែលត្រូវសង្គមរើសអើង ឬបដិសេធ, អ្នកជំងឺឃ្លង់, ...
Korean:왕따, 나환자, ...
Persian:مطرود, جذامی, ...
Polish:trędowaty, chory na trąd, ...
Portuguese (BR):pária, leproso, ...
Romanian:lepros, bolnav de lepră, ...
Swedish:utstött, spetälsk, ...
Thai:คนที่ถูกรังเกียจเดียดฉันท์, ผู้ป่วยโรคเรื้อน, ...
Turkish:cüzzamlı, ...
Vietnamese:người bị ruồng bỏ, người bệnh phong, ...

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