as in beggar
old-fashioned
a very poor person who has no money to pay for food, clothing, etc.
a story about a rich man and a pauper who switch places
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Recent Examples of pauper
They were presumed to be paupers from Mexico, looking for charity.
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Richard J. Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Mar. 2025
The Frasers find out that Jane has been buried in an unmarked grave in a pauper’s field, news that devastates Frances.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 17 Jan. 2025
He was made to leave a pauper after years of hard work.
—Kanak Kapur, The New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2025
The age-old philosophy, eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a pauper was adhered to, meaning dinner was the lightest meal, as the digestive tract slows down towards the end of the day.
—Yasemen Kaner-White, theweek, 25 Oct. 2024
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Richard J. Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Mar. 2025
The Frasers find out that Jane has been buried in an unmarked grave in a pauper’s field, news that devastates Frances.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 17 Jan. 2025
He was made to leave a pauper after years of hard work.
—Kanak Kapur, The New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2025
The age-old philosophy, eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a pauper was adhered to, meaning dinner was the lightest meal, as the digestive tract slows down towards the end of the day.
—Yasemen Kaner-White, theweek, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Pauper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pauper. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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