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pauper

[paw-per] / ˈpɔ pər /


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However, this nomad only looked like a pauper.

From The Wall Street Journal May 26, 2026

A Nigerian mum might say: 'Do you want to live your life as a pauper forever?'

From BBC Aug. 24, 2025

It also helped that Crawford was not exactly a pauper and got only marginally outspent in a race that saw over $107 million in expenditures.

From Slate Apr. 3, 2025

"The consequences of this ruling and the upcoming trial, while not making him a pauper, will significantly reduce his net worth."

From Salon Sep. 27, 2023

Deng Yi-yi, no longer dressed like a pauper, was smiling at us.

From "Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution" by Ji-li Jiang

The sport of kings to some, the sport of paupers for most.

From Salon Jul. 12, 2025

"The RFU keep trumpeting community rugby as the lifeblood of the game, while at the same time seemingly treating them like paupers."

From BBC Jan. 9, 2025

Monica, Danny and James are toiling in the shadow of the entertainment industry — relative paupers who can’t help wondering if they’ll ever be invited to the nearby banquet.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 14, 2022

Dedicated in 1848, it boasts more than 120,000 interments that include the graves of Union and Confederate soldiers, paupers and bourbon barons alike.

From Slate Dec. 11, 2020

After the potter’s field and Bush Hill cemeteries were full, they took over the public square nearest Bush Hill and began burying paupers there.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy




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