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 — suffer ► VERB 1) experience or be subjected to (something bad or unpleasant). 2) (suffer from) be affected by or subject to (an illness or ailment). 3) become or appear worse in quality. 4) archaic tolerate. 5) archaic allow (someone) to do… … English terms 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
