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pauper::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | have-not, poor person |
| Has types | beggar, derelict, mendicant, starveling |
| Derivation | pauperize |
Examples of pauper
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A pauper can be distinguished from a king by the language and manner he chooses.
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He went from being a wealthy, respected celebrity to being a discredited pauper.
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His father Nathaniel White spent time as a pauper in the St Marylebone Workhouse.
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Which only leaves another $23,000 a month to clothe and feed the little pauper.
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While those coaches dream about next season, the kids fall from prince to pauper.
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His royal commission was canceled in 1776, and he died a pauper four years later.
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Six pauper presses pirated the offending book, keeping it in print for decades.
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Every year, prince and pauper, youth and old age, symbolize the Wonderful Legend.
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Cut up the cards, and live like a pauper till you get out of credit-card jail.
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- A person who is very poor
- Pauperism (Lat. pauper, poor) is a term meaning poverty or generally the state of being poor, but in English usage particularly the condition of being a "pauper", i.e. in receipt of relief administered under the poor law. ...
- (Paupers) Poverty is the lack of basic human needs, such as clean water, nutrition, health care, education, clothing and shelter, because of the inability to afford them. This is also referred to as absolute poverty or destitution. ...
- (The Paupers) The Paupers are a Canadian psychedelic rock band that recorded two albums for Verve Forecast in 1967 and 1968 and appeared at the Monterey International Pop Festival.
- One who is extremely poor; One living on or eligible for public charity
- An impoverished person who is supported at public expense; an indigent litigant who is permitted to sue or defend without paying costs; an impoverished criminal defendant who has a right to receive legal services without charge.
- To dream that you are a pauper, implies unpleasant happenings for you. To see paupers, denotes that there will be a call upon your generosity. See Beggars and Kindred words.
- Destitute person who received support under the Poor Law.
