pauper

Meaning

Noun

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

Verb

To make a pauper of; to drive into poverty.

Synonyms

poor person

beggar

poor

poor man

mendicant

indigent

impoverished person

tramp

poor people

resourceless

needy

destitute person

extremely poor

dire poverty

person in need

spanger

cripple

destitute

distressed

impecunious

insolvent

meagerly

panhandler

penniless

penurious

poor devil

the poor

very poor person

Translations

pauvre

povero

Armer

pobre

armoedzaaier

indigent

miséreux

pauper

άπορος

arme

pobre

Bettler

mendiante

très pauvre

va-nu-pieds

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpɔː.pə/

Etymology

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