pauper
To make a pauper of; to drive into povertyTo make a pauper of; to drive into poverty.
» Tom died a pauper.
Tom ist arm gestorben. — Luiaard
Том помер жебраком. — deniko
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1 sensesTo make a pauper of; to drive into poverty.
Examples
6 sentencesTom died a pauper.
Том помер жебраком. — deniko
deTom ist arm gestorben. — Luiaard
The pauper was begging for a living.
The church was a safe haven for the destitute paupers.
deDie Kirche war eine sichere Zuflucht für die mittellosen Armen. — Yorwba
An egg to a pauper is like a bull to a rich man.
ruДля бедняка яйцо, что для богача бык. — salikh
deEinem Armen ist ein Ei, was einem Reichen ein Rindvieh ist. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and dinner like a pauper.
ruЗавтрак съешь сам, обед раздели с другом, а ужин отдай врагу. — sharptoothed
Origin
Learned borrowing from Latin pauper (“poor”). Originally a legal term. Doublet of poor.Learned borrowing from Latin pauper (“poor”). Originally a legal term. Doublet of poor.
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Forms
paupers, paupering, paupered, pauperedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.