leper

UK
/ˈlɛpə/
US
/ˈlɛpər/

Übersetzungen

lepersubstantiv
lepers
Pl.
UK
/ˈlɛpə/
US
/ˈlɛpər/
The leper was isolated from the rest of the community.
Прокажённый был изолирован от остальной общины.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
Synonyme
leperadjektiv
UK
/ˈlɛp.ə/
US
/ˈlɛp.ɚ/
Used attributively before nouns (e.g., "leper colony") to denote relation to leprosy or to people affected by it.

Definitionen

lepersubstantiv
A person who is avoided or rejected by others for moral or social reasons.
After the scandal, he was treated like a leper by his former friends.
A person suffering from leprosy, a chronic infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae.
The leper was receiving treatment at the specialized hospital.
leperadjektiv
Attributive: relating to leprosy or to people suffering from it.
The government funded new leper clinics in remote regions.