pauper
verb
- make poor
noun
- person who receives poor relief
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈpɔː.pə/ / /ˈpɔ.pɚ/ / /ˈpɑ.pɚ/
noun
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin pauper (“poor”). Originally a legal term. Doublet of poor.
- One who is extremely poor.
“He has hundreds of thousands of dollars in the bank, and he lives like a pauper!”
- One living on or eligible for public charity.
verb
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin pauper (“poor”). Originally a legal term. Doublet of poor.
- To make a pauper of; to drive into poverty.
““There’s no sense in you paupering yourself because you’re too stubborn to take my money.” ¶ “I’m not paupering myself.””