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Thesaurus: sufferer

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.

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  1. n. 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. n. One who permits or allows.
  3. n. a person suffering from an illness
  4. n. one who suffers for the sake of principle
  5. 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.
  6. n:100 n a person suffering from an illness n one who suffers for the sake of principle