leper n 1: a person afflicted with leprosy [syn: {leper}, {lazar}] 2: a pariah who is avoided by others
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. [1913 Webster]
20 Moby Thesaurus words for "leper": DP, Ishmael, castaway, declasse, derelict, displaced person, evictee, exile, expatriate, expellee, outcast, outcast of society, outcaste, outlaw, pariah, persona non grata, social outcast, unacceptable person, undesirable, untouchable