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English Dictionary: Leper by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
leper
n
  1. a person afflicted with leprosy
    Synonym(s): leper, lazar
  2. a pariah who is avoided by others
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Leper \Lep"er\ (l[ecr]p"[etil]r), n. [OE. lepre leprosy, F.
      l[8a]pre, L. leprae, lepra, fr. Gr. le`pra, fr. lepro`s
      scaly, fr. le`pos scale, le`pein to peel.]
      A person affected with leprosy.
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