What is "sufferer" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does sufferer mean in English? Meaning of sufferer definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "sufferer" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "sufferer": a person suffering from an illness

Noun

  • Meaning: a person suffering from an illness
  • Synonyms: diseased person sick person sufferer
  • Hyponyms: anorectic anorexic bleeder bulimic consumptive convalescent depressive diabetic dyspeptic epileptic haemophile haemophiliac hemophile hemophiliac incurable insomniac invalid lazar leper lunatic lunger madman maniac manic-depressive mental case monomaniac narcoleptic neurasthenic neurotic patient psycho psychoneurotic psychotic psychotic person rheumatic shut-in sleepless person spewer syphilitic tubercular valetudinarian vomiter
  • Hypernyms: unfortunate unfortunate person
  • Meaning of "sufferer": one who suffers for the sake of principle

    Noun

  • Meaning: one who suffers for the sake of principle
  • Synonyms: martyr sufferer
  • Hyponyms: shaheed
  • Hypernyms: victim
  • Instance Hyponyms: tindal tindale tyndale william tindal william tindale william tyndale
  • Synonyms:

    injured, wounded, dead, fatality, loss, prey, missing, death toll, killed, patient, consumptive, convalescent, incurable, shut-in, inmate, case, victim, subject, convalescent, emergency, invalid, shut-in, outpatient, sick person, underdog, spoil, quarry, mug, mark, dupe, game, quest, kill, victim, pillage, loot, martyr, casualty, chased, raven, martyr, fatality, casualty, gudgeon, underdog, stooge, pawn, gull, immolation, dupe, patsy, mark, wretch, prey, innocent, pushover, sacrifice, fool, scapegoat, quarry, sucker, hireling, butt, clown, gambit, easy mark, hunted, sitting duck, soft touch, gopher, pigeon, babe in woods, easy make, injured party, sitting target, victim, saint,

    Antonyms:

    doctor, attacker, criminal, culprit,

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    sufferer in English: sufferer
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