1
: a person affected with leprosy
2
: a person shunned for moral or social reasons
Examples of leper in a Sentence
was treated as a leper after she leveled unpopular criticism of the beloved star
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That’s your idea of escaping a leper’s life?
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Lee Chang-Dong, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2024
Not to die having lived my last days as a leper.
—Lee Chang-Dong, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2024
But one thing’s for sure—there were some among them who chose to become lepers.
—Lee Chang-Dong, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2024
In this story, Buddha reaches out to the homeless leper teaching us that true compassion transcends fear and stigma.
—Rabbi Dana Magat, The Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2025
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Lee Chang-Dong, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2024
Not to die having lived my last days as a leper.
—Lee Chang-Dong, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2024
But one thing’s for sure—there were some among them who chose to become lepers.
—Lee Chang-Dong, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2024
In this story, Buddha reaches out to the homeless leper teaching us that true compassion transcends fear and stigma.
—Rabbi Dana Magat, The Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for leper
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“Leper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leper. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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leper
noun
lep·er
ˈlep-ər 
: a person who has leprosy
Medical Definition
leper
noun
lep·er
ˈlep-ər
: an individual affected with leprosy
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