as in beggar
old-fashioned
a very poor person who has no money to pay for food, clothing, etc.
a story about a rich man and a pauper who switch places
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Recent Examples of pauper
Sleep like paupers, eat like kings!
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Lauren Groff, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
The mother of one of those men, Jonathan Hankins, confronted Grisham-Stewart in February at the county's pauper's field.
—Jon Schuppe, NBC News, 1 Oct. 2024
Graham praised Grisham-Stewart and said the pauper's grave issue was not a concern.
—Jon Schuppe, NBC News, 1 Oct. 2024
Their leader, a fugitive holy man, professes to be able to guide the process of reincarnation, guaranteeing that billionaires who use his services won’t be paupers in the next life.
—Mujib Mashal, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2025
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Lauren Groff, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
The mother of one of those men, Jonathan Hankins, confronted Grisham-Stewart in February at the county's pauper's field.
—Jon Schuppe, NBC News, 1 Oct. 2024
Graham praised Grisham-Stewart and said the pauper's grave issue was not a concern.
—Jon Schuppe, NBC News, 1 Oct. 2024
Their leader, a fugitive holy man, professes to be able to guide the process of reincarnation, guaranteeing that billionaires who use his services won’t be paupers in the next life.
—Mujib Mashal, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pauper
Noun
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The beggars, widows, and families with sick relatives who once made a pilgrimage to the gates of the parliament building in the Green Zone to beg lawmakers for help are now barred from entry.—
Ned Parker,
Foreign Affairs,
12 Feb. 2012
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All the beggars at the intersection of Lee Road and the off-ramp of I-4 are completely out of hand.—
Ticked Off,
Orlando Sentinel,
18 July 2024
Noun
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Sanders has long condemned the gap between the haves and have-nots in America, and political analysts say his message resonates now because he’s tapped into mounting anger over wealth disparities.—
John Blake,
CNN Money,
20 Apr. 2025
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Children arrive into a trammeling grid of haves and have-nots set up long before their birth, a net that individual struggles serve only to tighten.—
Benjamin Kunkel,
Harpers Magazine,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Pauper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pauper. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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