Aussätziger — meaning in English

English meaning

• leper noun A person suffering from leprosy, a disease that damages the skin and nerves.
• outcast noun A person who has been rejected or excluded by a group or society.

Senses

Aussätziger is used for these senses in English:

• leper A person who has leprosy, a person suffering from Hansen's disease.
• outcast One that has been excluded from a society or system, a pariah, a leper. [from 14th c.]

leper — full definition

1. noun A person suffering from leprosy, a disease that damages the skin and nerves.
2. noun Someone who is shunned or avoided by everyone else, often figuratively.

outcast — full definition

1. noun A person who has been rejected or excluded by a group or society.
2. adj Rejected or excluded, cast out from a group.

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