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la·zar
(lā′zər, lăz′ər)n. Archaic
A diseased person; a leper.
[Middle English, from Old French lazre, from Late Latin Lazarus, Lazarus, the beggar full of sores in a New Testament parable (Luke 16:20).]
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lazar
(ˈlæzə)n
(Pathology) an archaic word for leper
[C14: via Old French and Medieval Latin, after Lazarus]
ˈlazar-ˌlike adj
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laz•ar
(ˈlæz ər, ˈleɪ zər)n.
a person infected with a disease, esp. leprosy.
[1300–50; Middle English < Medieval Latin lazarus leper, after Late Latin Lazarus Lazarus]
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| Noun | 1. |  lazar - a person afflicted with leprosy |
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