pauper
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A Nigerian mum might say: 'Do you want to live your life as a pauper forever?'
From BBC • Aug. 24, 2025
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
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
“I don’t have money—that’s correct. I’m a pauper and I work my fingers to the bone. The baishakunin lied to you. I’m sorry for that, but—” “Don’t talk to me, please,” said Fujiko.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
Vocabulary lists containing pauper
"The Odyssey" by Homer, Books 1–7
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"A Rose for Emily"
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Broke-abulary: Synonyms for "Poor"
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