leper
noun
a person who has leprosy.
lepers
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pluralof leper.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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She also employs and supports a community of lepers and former sex workers who society would have otherwise cast aside.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026
"I simply hope that people who, in my opinion, have been treated rather like lepers, are now on a journey which treats them as people with a health condition."
From BBC ● May 16, 2022
We’re dodging each other like lepers on a sunny spring day, prospecting for toilet paper in the grocery aisles, washing our hands until they become wounds unto themselves.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 8, 2020
Her work from Kolkata, India, helping orphans, lepers and the poor had spread to other countries.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 24, 2019
Certainly not to bring soup to the lepers there.
From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk
