pauper UK /ˈpɔːpə/US /ˈpɔ.pɚ/noun 2verb 1forms 3 noun2 •One who is extremely poor.He has hundreds of thousands of dollars in the bank, and he lives like a pauper! — 1991 •One living on or eligible for public charity. verb1 •To make a pauper of; to drive into poverty.“There’s no sense in you paupering yourself because you’re too stubborn to take my money.” ¶ “I’m not paupering myself.” — 2017 formspaupered · paupering · paupers