pauper means one who is extremely poor. Lexicurio rates it Distinctive — a strength score of 67 out of 100.
pauper is pronounced /ˈpɔː.pə/.
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin pauper (“poor”). Originally a legal term. Doublet of poor.
noun
- One who is extremely poor.“He has hundreds of thousands of dollars in the bank, and he lives like a pauper!”
- One living on or eligible for public charity.
verb
- To make a pauper of; to drive into poverty.““There’s no sense in you paupering yourself because you’re too stubborn to take my money.” ¶ “I’m not paupering myself.””