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Noun sufferer has 2 senses
  1. sick person, diseased person, sufferer - a person suffering from an illness
    --1 is a kind of unfortunate, unfortunate person
    --1 has particulars:
     anorexic, anorectic; bulimic; consumptive, lunger; convalescent; depressive; diabetic; dyspeptic; epileptic; hemophiliac, haemophiliac, bleeder, hemophile, haemophile; incurable; insomniac, sleepless person; invalid, shut-in; leper, lazar; lunatic, madman, maniac; manic-depressive; monomaniac; narcoleptic; neurasthenic; neurotic, psychoneurotic, mental case; patient; psychotic, psychotic person, psycho; rheumatic; syphilitic; valetudinarian; vomiter, spewer
    Derived forms: verb suffer7, verb suffer2, verb suffer6
  2. martyr, sufferer - one who suffers for the sake of principle
    --2 is a kind of victim
    --2 has particulars:
     shaheed; Tyndale, William Tyndale, Tindale, William Tindale, Tindal, William Tindal
    Derived form: verb suffer3
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