a very poor person 穷人；贫民；乞丐 He died a pauper. 他死时身无分文。 She was buried in a pauper’s grave. 她被埋在贫民窟的坟墓里。
Word Originlate 15th cent.: from Latin, literally ‘poor’. The word's use in English originated in the Latin legal phrase in forma pauperis, literally ‘in the form of a poor person’ (allowing non-payment of costs).