lazar
Use Lazar in a sentence
ər, ˈleɪ 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
1300–50; Middle English < Medieval Latin lazarus leper, special use of Late Latin Lazarus Lazarus
Related forms
laz·ar·like, adjective
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lazar (ˈlæzə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| an archaic word for leper | |
| [C14: via Old French and Medieval Latin, after | |
| 'lazar-like | |
| —adj | |
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Lazar
is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
Example sentences
Lazar confiscated some papers, which were lying in plain view on the bedroom floor.
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