'Sufferer' definitions:
Definition of 'sufferer'
(from WordNet)
noun
A person suffering from an illness [syn: sick person, diseased person, sufferer]
noun
One who suffers for the sake of principle [syn: martyr, sufferer]
Definition of 'Sufferer'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'sufferer'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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 case,
- the sick,
- valetudinarian,
- victim,
- wretch