lazar

Meaning

Noun

Synonym of leper: a person suffering from Hansen's disease; a person suffering any contagious disease requiring similar isolation.

Adj

Synonym of leprous: afflicted by Hansen's disease; afflicted by any contagious disease requiring similar isolation.

Synonyms

leper

Translations

lebbroso

lépreux

ασθενής

άπορος

λεπρός

léprosé

lazzaro

lazzero

leprosa

leproso

leproso

الليزر

lazarino

leprós

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈleɪzə/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: lazare

In summary

From Middle English lazare, from Old French lazare, from Medieval Latin lazarus (“leper”), an antonomasia from Lazarus, from Koine Greek Λᾱ́ζᾱρος (Lā́zāros), the given name of the Biblical character found in Luke 16, from Hebrew אֶלְעָזָר (“Eleazar”), a given name shared by various figures in the Hebrew Bible and literally meaning "God has helped".