lazar
Plural: lazars
Noun
- A beggar afflicted with a loathsome disease.
- a person afflicted with leprosy
- Synonym of leper: a person suffering from Hansen's disease; a person suffering any contagious disease requiring similar isolation.
Adj
- Synonym of leprous: afflicted by Hansen's disease; afflicted by any contagious disease requiring similar isolation.
Examples
- He played ’LAZAR’, a word as rare as finding a four-letter word with ’Q’ and ’Z’.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English lazare, from Old French lazare, from Medieval Latin lazarus (“leper”), an antonomasia from Lazarus, from Koine Greek Λᾱ́ζᾱρος (Lā́zāros), the given name of the Biblical character found in Luke 16, from Hebrew אֶלְעָזָר (“Eleazar”), a given name shared by various figures in the Hebrew Bible and literally meaning "God has helped".
Scrabble Score: 14
lazar: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordlazar: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
lazar: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 15
lazar: valid Words With Friends Word