pauper

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pauper/ˈpɔːpə(r)/

▶noun

• 1 a very poor person.

• 2 historical a recipient of poor-law relief.

– derivatives
pauperdom noun,
pauperism noun,
pauperization (or pauperisation) noun,
pauperize (or pauperise) verb.

– origin C15: from L., lit. ‘poor’.