Meanings
nounpauper's field (plural pauper's fields)
plural pauper's fields
- A potter's field
Bettersten Wade’s search for her adult son ended when she discovered that an officer had run him over — and without telling her, authorities buried him in a pauper’s field.
2023 October 25, Jon Schuppe, “A mother reported her son missing in March. Police kept the truth from her for months.”, in NBC News, archived from the original on 01 Nov 2023
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APA
pauper's field. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pauper's%20field
MLA
“pauper's field.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pauper's%20field. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pauper's field,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pauper's%20field.
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