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pauper
pau·per / ˈpôpər/ • n. a very poor person. ∎ hist. a recipient of government relief or public charity. DERIVATIVES: pau·per·dom / -dəm/ n. pau·per·ism / -ˌrizəm/ n. pau·per·i·za·tion / ˌpôpəriˈzāshən/ n. pau·per·ize / -ˌrīz/ v. |
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"pauper." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "pauper." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-pauper.html "pauper." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-pauper.html |
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PAUPERAn impoverished person who is supported at public expense; an indigent litigant who is permitted to sue or defend without paying costs; an impoverished criminal defendant who has a right to receive legal services without charge. |
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"Pauper." West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Pauper." West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3437703282.html "Pauper." West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3437703282.html |
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pauper XVI. — L. pauper POOR.
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T. F. HOAD. "pauper." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "pauper." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-pauper.html T. F. HOAD. "pauper." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-pauper.html |
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pauper •Agrippa, chipper, clipper, dipper, equipper, flipper, gripper, hipper, kipper, nipper, Pippa, ripper, shipper, sipper, skipper, slipper, stripper, tipper, tripper, whipper, zipper
•crimper, shrimper, simper, whimper, Whymper
•crisper, whisper
•mudskipper • caliper • Philippa
•juniper • gossiper
•worshipper (US worshiper)
•griper, piper, sniper, swiper, viper, wiper
•bagpiper • sandpiper
•bopper, chopper, copper, cropper, Dopper, dropper, hopper, improper, Joppa, poppa, popper, proper, shopper, stopper, swapper, topper, whopper
•stomper • prosper • bebopper
•teenybopper • grasshopper
•clodhopper • sharecropper
•name-dropper • eavesdropper
•window-shopper • doorstopper
•show-stopper
•gawper, pauper, torpor, warper
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"pauper." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "pauper." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-pauper.html "pauper." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-pauper.html |
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