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a person who has leprosy, a chronic infectious disease affecting the skin, peripheral nerves, and mucous membranes
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The doctor treated the leper with compassion and care.
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I heard that a leper has been quarantined in the hospital.
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I can't believe they called him a leper, that's so rude.
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In the eyes of society, he was treated like a leper for his unconventional beliefs.