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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Leper \Lep"er\ (l[e^]p"[~e]r), n. [OE. lepre leprosy, F.
l[`e]pre, L. leprae, lepra, fr Gr le`pra, fr lepro`s
scaly, fr le`pos scale, le`pein to peel.]
A person affected with leprosy.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
leper
n 1: a person afflicted with leprosy [syn: {lazar}]
2: a pariah who is avoided by others
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