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leper

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
leper/ˈlepə(r)/

▶noun

1 a person suffering from leprosy.

2 a person who is shunned by others.

– origin ME: prob. from an attributive use of leper ‘leprosy’, from OFr. lepre, via L. from Gk lepra, fem. of lepros ‘scaly’.

'leper' also found in these Oxford entries:

cleanse - lazar - leprous

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Jesus Heals a Leper / a "man with a dreaded skin disease"

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