Meaning wretch
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Old English wrecca "wretch, stranger, exile," from Proto-Germanic *wrakjon "pursuer; one pursued" (source also of Old Saxon wrekkio, Old High German reckeo "a banished person, [..]
Source: etymonline.com

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(n) someone you feel sorry for(n) performs some wicked deed
Source: beedictionary.com

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An unhappy, unfortunate, or miserable person. * year=1742 |author=Henry Fielding |title=Joseph Andrews |chapter=12 |url=http://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/f/fielding/henry/joseph_andrews/book1.12.html | [..]
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