as in beggars
old-fashioned
a very poor person who has no money to pay for food, clothing, etc.
a story about a rich man and a pauper who switch places
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Recent Examples of paupers
There were also prisoners, paupers and unclaimed bodies who went into mass graves, including remains of 39,307 Catholics at Holy Cross.
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Chris Kenning, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
Chris Kenning, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for paupers
beggars
Noun
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In Havana, beggars are ubiquitous.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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Got a lot of mountains to climb, had to leave some beggars behind.—
Ilana Kaplan,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Paupers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paupers. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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