pauper

Pronunciation: /ˈpɔ.pɚ/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a person who is very poor

Etymology

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

In classic literature

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
poor person
Narrower (hyponyms)
starveling, derelict, beggar

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