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Webster 1913 Edition


Sufferer

Suf′fer-er

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Noun.
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.
2.
One who permits or allows.

Webster 1828 Edition


Sufferer

SUF'FERER

,
Noun.
One who endures or undergoes pain, either of body or mind; one who sustains inconvenience or loss; as suffers by poverty or sickness. Men are sufferers by fire or losses at sea; they are sufferers by the ravages of an enemy; still more are they sufferers by their own vices and follies.
1.
One that permits or allows.

Definition 2024


sufferer

sufferer

English

Noun

sufferer (plural sufferers)

  1. One who suffers.
  2. One who is afflicted.

Derived terms

  • asthma sufferer
  • migraine sufferer

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