Sufferer — Suf fer*er, n. 1. One who suffers; one who endures or undergoes suffering; one who sustains inconvenience or loss; as, sufferers by poverty or sickness; men are sufferers by fire or by losses at sea. [1913 Webster] 2. One who permits or allows.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sufferer — index victim Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
sufferer — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ worst ▪ The worst sufferers of the condition tend to live in highly polluted areas. ▪ lifelong, long term ▪ fellow ▪ The sessions wi … Collocations dictionary
sufferer */*/ — UK [ˈsʌfərə(r)] / US [ˈsʌfərər] noun [countable] Word forms sufferer : singular sufferer plural sufferers someone who has a particular problem or disease This spring has been particularly difficult for allergy sufferers … English dictionary
sufferer — suf|fer|er [ˈsʌfərə US ər] n someone who suffers, especially from a particular illness →↑victim sufferer from ▪ sufferers from headaches AIDS/cancer/asthma/arthritis etc sufferers ▪ a support group for cancer sufferers … Dictionary of contemporary English
sufferer — [[t]sʌ̱fərə(r)[/t]] sufferers N COUNT: oft N from/of n, n N A sufferer from an illness or some other bad condition is a person who is affected by the illness or condition. Frequently sufferers of this kind of allergy are also sufferers of asthma … English dictionary
sufferer — noun see suffer … New Collegiate Dictionary
sufferer — See suffer. * * * … Universalium
sufferer — noun a) One who suffers. b) One who is afflicted … Wiktionary
sufferer — Synonyms and related words: apoplectic, arthritic, case, consumptive, dyspeptic, epileptic, incurable, inpatient, invalid, martyr, object of compassion, outpatient, patient, poor devil, prey, rheumatic, shut in, sick person, spastic, terminal… … Moby Thesaurus