English Explanatory Dictionary

pauper

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One who is extremely poor.
  2. One living on or eligible for public charity.
verb
  1. To make a pauper of; to drive into poverty.

Pronunciation

/ˈpɔː.pə/ /ˈpɔ.pɚ/ /ˈpɑ.pɚ/ /ˈpɒ.pɚ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-pauper.wav /ˈpoː.pə/

Word forms

pauper paupers paupering paupered

Etymology

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

Synonyms

bankrupt beggar indigent insolvent have not lack-all Lazarus pauper penny-father poor

Antonyms

moneybags plutocrat tycoon

Related words

depauperate pauci- vagabond impoverished poverty in forma pauperis

Derived words

dispauper pauperdom pauperess pauperism pauperize pauper's funeral pauper's grave
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