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pauper

[paw-per] / ˈpɔ pər /


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For most of human history, identity was ascribed at birth: pauper, peasant, preacher, princess.

From Slate • Aug. 3, 2024

Follow the adage "Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and dinner like a pauper."

From Salon • Oct. 9, 2022

De León noted that when Villaraigosa beat incumbent Hahn in 2005, Hahn was a pauper compared with Caruso.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2022

But if family didn’t exist or was unable to help, then the local parish could publicly auction the care of the pauper, or poor person.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 8, 2022

Now Miss Rosa was not only an orphan, but a pauper too.

From "Absalom, Absalom!" by William Faulkner




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