leper

Etymology

From Middle English lepre, leprosy, from Old French [Term?], from Latin leprae, lepra, from Ancient Greek λέπρα (lépra).

noun

1. A person who has leprosy, a person suffering from Hansen's disease.
2. (figurative) Synonym of outcast: A person who is shunned, a pariah.

verb

1. (now rare) To afflict with leprosy.
2. (figurative, now rare) Synonym of infect.
3. (figurative, now rare) Synonym of disfigure.
4. (figurative, now rare) Synonym of taint.
5. (figurative, now rare) Synonym of ostracize.