English Explanatory Dictionary

lazar

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Synonym of leper: a person suffering from Hansen's disease; a person suffering any contagious disease requiring similar isolation.
adj
  1. Synonym of leprous: afflicted by Hansen's disease; afflicted by any contagious disease requiring similar isolation.
name
  1. A British surname.
name
  1. A Serbian male given name from Serbo-Croatian.
name
  1. An Ashkenazi Jewish surname.
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of lazar.

Pronunciation

/ˈleɪzə/

Word forms

lazar lazars Laser Lazer

Etymology

From Middle English lazare, from Old French lazare, from Medieval Latin lazarus (“leper”), an antonomasia from Lazarus, from Koine Greek Λᾱ́ζᾱρος (Lā́zāros), the given name of the Biblical figure found in Luke 16, from Hebrew אֶלְעָזָר (“Eleazar”), a given name shared by various figures in the Hebrew Bible and literally meaning "God has helped".

Synonyms

leper leprous

Derived words

lazar-cote lazar-haunter lazar house lazarlike lazarly lazarman lazar's clapper lazar's clicket lazar-sore lazar's snapper
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