Sufferer Meaning
/sˈʌfərər/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounOne who suffers; one who is afflicted.
nounA tailor.
Sentence Examples
Tom is a longtime sufferer of migraines.
Calvin had become a chronic sufferer from ague and catarrh.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ of the chronic disease felt constant pain in their joints every morning.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
As a regular ____ of migraines, she always keeps some effective medicine in her bag just in case today.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Latin suffero Latin sufferre Vulgar Latin *sufferīre Old French suffrirbor. Middle English suffren English suffer Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English sufferer From suffer + -er.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"All the main-line railways, as well as London Transport, were affected by flying-bomb damage, but naturally the Southern Railway was the principal sufferer for geographical reasons, and the L.N.E.R. came next with the damage it sustained in the Stratford area."
— 1944 November and December, “Rapid Damage Repair”, in Railway Magazine, page 323:
"From a creditor, being a "victim," "schneider," "sufferer," or "tailor," to one who sets off his wares by wearing the same, being consequently a debtor. HONOURED SIR,— I can scarcely express my delight at your kind compliments as to the fit and patterns […]"
— 1841, Punch Or The London Charivari, volume 1, page 160:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ of the chronic disease felt constant pain in their joints every morning.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
As a regular ____ of migraines, she always keeps some effective medicine in her bag just in case today.