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poor person vs pauper

pauper vs poor person

poor person and pauper both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
poor person Yes No No No
pauper Yes No No No
As nouns, pauper is a hyponym of poor person; that is, pauper is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than poor person:
  • poor person: a person with few or no possessions
  • pauper: a person who is very poor
Other hyponyms of poor person include poor white trash, white trash, down-and-out, clochard, drifter, floater, vagabond, vagrant.
poor person (noun) pauper (noun)
a person with few or no possessions a person who is very poor
Difference between poor person and pauper

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