Definition

A person who experiences pain, distress, or hardship, often due to illness or difficult circumstances.

Example

The charity provides support for every sufferer of chronic pain.

Conversation

I heard that Mark is a real sufferer from allergies.

Yeah, he struggles with them every spring.

That's tough! I can't imagine how annoying that must be for him.

It really is; he always has to carry medication with him.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Root Explanation

**Sufferer** → It is formed from "suffer" (from Old French *sofre*, meaning to bear or endure) and "-er" (meaning a person who). A sufferer is a person who bears or endures pain or hardship.

Memory Tip

Think of someone who 'bears' ('suffer') pain or hardship — the '-er' just means a person. A sufferer is someone who endures suffering.

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