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Definition of convalescent noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

convalescent

noun
 
/ˌkɒnvəˈlesnt/
 
/ˌkɑːnvəˈlesnt/
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  1. a person who is getting well again after an illness or a medical operation
    • I treated him as a convalescent, not as a sick man.

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