different between leper vs measle

leper

English

Etymology

From Middle English lepre, leprosy, from Old French [Term?], from Latin leprae, lepra, from Ancient Greek ????? (lépra).

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -?p?(r)

Noun

leper (plural lepers, feminine lepress)

  1. A person who has leprosy.
  2. A person who is shunned; a pariah.

Derived terms

  • leper colony

Translations

References

  • Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “leper”, in Online Etymology Dictionary
  • leper in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Anagrams

  • Epler, Lepre, repel

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measle

English

Etymology

From Middle English mesel, from Old French mesel (leprous), from Latin misellus (wretched", "unfortunate), diminutive of miser (wretched", "sick).

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -i?z?l

Noun

measle (plural measles)

  1. A red spot of the kind that appears on the skin of someone suffering from measles.
  2. A tapeworm larva.

Derived terms

  • measled
  • measling

Translations

See also

  • measles

Anagrams

  • Saleem

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