noun
- a very poor person who depends on charity or public assistance
Examples
- The charity provided meals for local paupers.
- He went from riches to rags and died a pauper.
- The novel tells the story of a pauper who becomes a prince.
- Many paupers lived in the workhouse during the 19th century.
- She donated her fortune to help paupers in the community.
- The pauper’s grave was unmarked and forgotten.