present participle of leper

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

(now rare) To afflict with leprosy. / (figuratively, now rare) Synonym of infect. / (figuratively, now rare) Synonym of disfigure. / (figuratively, now rare) Synonym of taint.

plural of leper

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of leper

Alternative spelling of leprous

simple past tense and past participle of leper

(archaic) Synonym of leprous.

plural of leper colony

An isolated community used to house lepers, usually in permanent quarantine from the rest of society.