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Sufferer
noun, slang
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Noun
- 1 One who suffers; one who is afflicted.
"All the main-line railways, as well as London Transport, were affected by flying-bomb damage, but naturally the Southern Railway was the principal sufferer for geographical reasons, and the L.N.E.R. came next with the damage it sustained in the Stratford area."
- 2 one who suffers for the sake of principle wordnet
- 3 A tailor. UK, obsolete, slang
"From a creditor, being a "victim," "schneider," "sufferer," or "tailor," to one who sets off his wares by wearing the same, being consequently a debtor. HONOURED SIR,— I can scarcely express my delight at your kind compliments as to the fit and patterns […]"
- 4 a person suffering from an illness wordnet
Etymology
From suffer + -er.
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