Associations to the word «Leper»

Wiktionary

LEPER, noun. A person who has leprosy.
LEPER, noun. A person who is shunned; a pariah.

Dictionary definition

LEPER, noun. A person afflicted with leprosy.
LEPER, noun. A pariah who is avoided by others.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats