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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Distillers threw rotten fruit and molasses waste in the gallon to brew with ammonium chloride to produce something called “snake juice,” which was collected by lepers and taken around the city.
From Salon ● Feb. 2, 2025
"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
Mind you, this is the supremely healthy, singing-and-dancing variety of lepers.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 16, 2022
“These are the lepers of our society, and my passion is to be alongside them. Not to judge or lecture but to love them.”
From Washington Times ● Mar. 3, 2018
“Except this: Those lepers were out there for years while we were right here, just across the water. But we never sent peaches or figs or blankets. We never stepped foot out there, either.”
From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk
