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leper

lep.er \'lep-*r\ n [ME, fr. lepre leprosy, fr. OF, fr. LL lepra, fr. Gk, 
   fr. lepein] to peel; akin to OE lfer reed 1: a person affected with 
   leprosy  2: a person shunned for moral or social reasons : OUTCAST