pauper

Plural: paupers

Noun

a person who is very poor
One who is extremely poor.
One living on or eligible for public charity.

Verb

Verb Forms: paupered, paupering, paupers

To reduce someone or something to extreme poverty.
To make a pauper of; to drive into poverty.

Examples

A well-placed Z-tile can PAUPER an opponent’s score in Words With Friends.

Origin / Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin pauper (“poor”). Originally a legal term. Doublet of poor.

Synonyms

Lazarus, bankrupt, beggar, have not, indigent, insolvent, lack-all, pauper, penny-father

Antonyms

moneybags, plutocrat, tycoon

Scrabble Score: 10

pauper: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
pauper: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
pauper: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

pauper: valid Words With Friends Word