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Noun: leper  le-pu(r)
  1. A person afflicted with leprosy
    "In medieval times, lepers were often isolated from society";
    - lazar [archaic]
     
  2. A pariah who is avoided by others
    "After the scandal, he became a social leper in the community"

Derived forms: lepers

Type of: castaway, diseased person, Ishmael, outcast, pariah, sick person, sufferer

Encyclopedia: Leper, Belgium