pauper

[paw-per] /ˈpɔ pər/
noun
1.
a person without any means of support, especially a destitute person who depends on aid from public welfare funds or charity.
2.
a very poor person.
Origin
1485-95; < Latin: poor
Related forms
pauperage, pauperdom, noun
Examples from the web for pauper
  • To be paid like a pauper would be bad enough but to be treated like dirt at the same time would push almost anyone over the edge.
  • Eat healthy and eat like a pauper and you will maintain good health.
  • He's only a pauper whom nobody owns.
  • Edwards died a pauper.
  • She was scarred like a fighter and worn like a pauper.
  • Thanks and it was good for my ego but I wouldn't pauper my family for my career.
  • Though very rich, he lived like a pauper.
  • He was buried in a pauper's grave.
  • The pauper who has made his pile may flaunt his spoils, but cannot wear them plausibly.
  • There is not a pauper in that nation, and the nation does not owe a dollar.
British Dictionary definitions for pauper

pauper

/ˈpɔːpə/
noun
1.
a person who is extremely poor
2.
(formerly) a destitute person supported by public charity
Derived Forms
pauperism, noun
Word Origin
C16: from Latin: poor
Word Origin and History for pauper
n.

1510s, "person destitute of property or means of livelihood," from Latin pauper "poor, not wealthy, of small means" (see poor (adj.)). Originally in English a legal word, from Latin phrase in forma pauperis (late 15c.) "in the character of a poor person," thus allowed to sue in court without legal fees.