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Lazar

[laz-er, ley-zer]

laz·ar

[laz-er, ley-zer]
noun
a person infected with a disease, especially leprosy.

Origin:
1300–50; Middle English < Medieval Latin lazarus leper, special use of Late Latin Lazarus Lazarus

laz·ar·like, adjective
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Lazar is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
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lazar (ˈlæzə)
 
n
an archaic word for leper
 
[C14: via Old French and Medieval Latin, after Lazarus]
 
'lazar-like
 
adj

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