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Added 10 October 2026

pauper

/ˈpɔːpə/ noun

In Latin: pauper Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about pauper at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

One who is extremely poor.
One living on or eligible for public charity.

verb

To make a pauper of; to drive into poverty.

Origin

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

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