pau·per
noun/ˈpɔːpə(r)/
/ˈpɔːpər/
(old use)- 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.
她被埋在一个乞丐的坟墓里。
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). - He died a pauper.