pauper
pronunciation
How to pronounce pauper in British English:
UK [ˈpɔ:pə(r)]
How to pronounce pauper in American English:
US [ˈpɔpɚ]
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- Noun:
- a person who is very poor
Word Origin
- pauper
- pauper: see poor
- pauper (n.)
- 1510s, "person destitute of property or means of livelihood," from Latin pauper "poor, not wealthy, of small means" (see poor (adj.)). Originally in English a legal word, from Latin phrase in forma pauperis (late 15c.) "in the character of a poor person," thus allowed to sue in court without legal fees.
Example
- 1. The millionaire and the pauper receive the same from you , which means you are defining " fair " from an egocentric standpoint .
- 2. Mark boyle said giving up his job , possessions and money to live the life of a pauper in a rusty old caravan was the best decision he has ever made .
- 3. Her strategy was to drown out the campaign of jerry brown , a former governor and current attorney-general but a pauper by comparison , with constant and ubiquitous attack ads , forcing him either to spend his money early or to leave her attacks unanswered .