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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.
pauperdom noun,
pauperism noun,
pauperization (or pauperisation) noun,
pauperize (or pauperise) verb.
– origin C15: from L., lit. ‘poor’.
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