Pauper Meaning
/ˈpɔː.pə/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounOne who is extremely poor.
nounOne living on or eligible for public charity.
Sentence Examples
The pauper was begging for a living.
Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and dinner like a pauper.
CEFR Practice Quiz
After losing his job and home, he became a ____ living on the streets.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
After losing everything in the financial crash, he went from millionaire to ____ almost overnight.
Word Origin & History
Learned borrowing from Latin pauper (“poor”). Originally a legal term. Doublet of poor.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"He has hundreds of thousands of dollars in the bank, and he lives like a pauper!"
— 1991, Art Spiegelman, Maus I: My Father Bleeds History, New York: Pantheon Books, page 132:
"“There’s no sense in you paupering yourself because you’re too stubborn to take my money.” ¶ “I’m not paupering myself.”"
— 2017, Naomi Rawlings, Love's Christmas Hope, →ISBN, page 86:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
After losing his job and home, he became a ____ living on the streets.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
After losing everything in the financial crash, he went from millionaire to ____ almost overnight.