sufferer
noun/ˈsʌfərə(r)/
/ˈsʌfərər/
- a person who suffers, especially somebody who has a medical condition
- allergy/asthma/migraine sufferers
- She received many letters of support from fellow sufferers.
Extra ExamplesTopics Health problemsb1- These cats are a suitable pet for allergy sufferers.
- Treatment waiting times for cancer sufferers have become unacceptably long.
- Among the worst sufferers of the pandemic are those who require regular blood transfusions.
- support for sufferers of chronic pain
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- worst
- lifelong
- long-term
- …
- help
- sufferer from
- sufferer of
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