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pauper.

One who is extremely poor.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpɔːpə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈpoːpə/Australia, British, New-Zealand, Southern, Standard/ˈpɔ.pɚ/General-American/ˈpɑ.pɚ/Canada, US, cot-caught-merger

  1. One who is extremely poor.

  2. One living on or eligible for public charity.

Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Latin pauper (“poor”). Originally a legal term. Doublet of poor.

verb/ˈpɔːpə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈpoːpə/Australia, British, New-Zealand, Southern, Standard/ˈpɔ.pɚ/General-American/ˈpɑ.pɚ/Canada, US, cot-caught-merger

  1. To make a pauper of; to drive into poverty.

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Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Latin pauper (“poor”). Originally a legal term. Doublet of poor.

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