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pauper
pau·per [ páwpər ] (plural pau·pers)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. very poor person: an impoverished person
2. recipient of public aid: an impoverished person who is eligible to receive aid from public funds
[15th century. < Latin, "getting little" < paucus "little" + parare "get"]

pau·per·ism noun
pau·per·ize transitive verb
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