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   pau·per

   /ˈpôpər/

   noun

   • 1. a very poor person: "he died a pauper"
   • ▪ a recipient of government relief or public charity: "he was buried in a pauper's grave"

   Word Origin late 15th century: from Latin, literally ‘poor’. The word's use in English originated in the Latin legal phrase in forma pauperis, literally ‘in the form of a poor person’ (allowing nonpayment of costs).

   Derivatives

   • 1. pauperdom noun
   • 2. pauperism noun

   Scrabble Points: 10

   • P

     3

   • A

     1

   • U

     1

   • P

     3

   • E

     1

   • R

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