Noun: sufferer sú-f(u-)ru(r)
- A person suffering from an illness
"The new drug offered hope to sufferers of chronic pain";
- sick person, diseased person
- One who suffers for the sake of principle
"The political sufferer endured years of imprisonment for his beliefs";
- martyr
Derived forms: sufferers
Type of: unfortunate, unfortunate person, victim
Encyclopedia: Sufferer