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10 Language-to-English DictionariesPauper
/ˈpɔː.pər/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A very poor person, especially one who depends on public charity.
"The once wealthy merchant died a pauper after his business ventures completely collapsed." - 2
A person destitute of means except such as are derived from charity.
"Municipal records from the 19th century documented the burial of local paupers."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin word 'pauper', meaning poor or producing little, which traces back to Proto-Indo-European roots denoting smallness or deficiency. It entered Middle English via Old French in the 14th century, initially functioning as an adjective before establishing itself as a noun representing someone entirely destitute.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Pauper" is said worldwide
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pauvre
Transliteration: /povʁ/
"Il est mort dans la misère comme un pauvre."
Armutsübernehmer
Transliteration: /ˈaʁmuːtsˌyːbɐˌneːmɐ/
"Der Mann lebte als armer Schlucker auf der Straße."
povero
Transliteration: /ˈpɔ.ve.ro/
"Visse gli ultimi anni della sua vita da povero."
pordiosero
Transliteration: /poɾ.djoˈse.ɾo/
"Terminó sus días convertido en un mísero pordiosero."
pobre
Transliteration: /ˈpobɾi/
"Ele faliu e acabou vivendo como um pobre pedinte."
निर्धन
Transliteration: nirdhan
"वह अपनी सारी संपत्ति खोकर एक निर्धन बन गया।"
穷人
Transliteration: qióngrén
"他晚年身无分文，像个穷人一样度过。"
빈민
Transliteration: binmin
"그는 모든 재산을 잃고 빈민으로 전락했다."
貧乏人
Transliteration: binbōnin
"彼は全財産を失い、貧乏人として人生の幕を閉じた。"
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