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Plural of pauper

regular plural

The plural of pauper is paupers.

Forms of pauper

Singularpauper /ˈpɔːpə/
Pluralpaupers
Countablecountable

Paupers in a sentence

  • Hart's Island has been used for the past 50 years as a potter's field for the burial of the paupers.1925. Hastings Hornell Hart, Two Reports on the Reorganization and Reconstruction of the New York Prison System (Prison Association of New…. From the entry potter's field

Meaning of pauper

  1. noun One who is extremely poor.
  2. noun One living on or eligible for public charity.
  3. verb To make a pauper of; to drive into poverty.

Full definition of pauper

Questions about the plural of pauper

What is the plural of pauper?
The plural of pauper is paupers.
Is pauper countable?
Pauper is a countable noun.

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