Sufferer

noun, slang

noun, slang ·3 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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. 2
    one who suffers for the sake of principle wordnet
  3. 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. 4
    a person suffering from an illness wordnet

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martyrsick personapoplecticarthriticcaseconsumptive

Example

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"Tom is a longtime sufferer of migraines."

Etymology

From suffer + -er.

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