Synonyms for sufferer

Grammar : Noun

Spell : suhf-er

Phonetic Transcription : ˈsʌf ər

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Définition of sufferer

Origin : early 13c., "to be made to undergo, endure" (pain, death, punishment, judgment, grief), from Anglo-French suffrir, Old French sufrir, from Vulgar Latin *sufferire, variant of Latin sufferre "to bear, undergo, endure, carry or put under," from sub "up, under" (see sub-) + ferre "to carry" (see infer).
Replaced Old English þolian, þrowian. Meaning "to meekly submit to hardship" is from late 13c. That of "to undergo" (distress, suffering, etc.) is mid-14c. Meaning "to tolerate, allow" something to occur or continue is recorded from mid-13c. Related: Suffered; suffering.

As in invalid : noun sick person
As in patient : noun person being treated for medical problem
As in prey : noun target of attack
As in victim : noun someone or something sacrificed, preyed upon
As in martyr : noun sacrificing person
As in casualty : noun victim

Example sentences :

May not, however, so deep a sufferer be permitted to speak out?
Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson

She also has heard the moans of some sufferer, and importunes Pitu Salla to tell her who it is.
Extract from : « Apu Ollantay » by Anonymous

The sufferer had just wakened from sleep, and he motioned to Philip to raise him.
Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

A disorder which renders the sufferer unable to curb his tongue when you wish to talk.
Extract from : « The Devil's Dictionary » by Ambrose Bierce

As I was the sufferer I have the best right to tell the tale.
Extract from : « Micah Clarke » by Arthur Conan Doyle

Fortunately for the sufferer, there was no lack of medical aid.
Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 364, February 1846 » by Various

Mr Haredale is a sufferer from the penal laws, and I can't expect his favour.'
Extract from : « Barnaby Rudge » by Charles Dickens

The villains were my friends, not the sufferer's; I was not injured.
Extract from : « Vivian Grey » by Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli

And such attentions as the sufferer had from friends of the Lilly family!
Extract from : « Harper's Young People, October 19, 1880 » by Various

For an extensive burn or scald, skilful advice should immediately be obtained, as it always endangers the life of the sufferer.
Extract from : « The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, » by Mary Eaton

Antonyms for sufferer

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