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

sufferer

noun
 
/ˈsʌfərə(r)/
 
/ˈsʌfərər/
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  1. a person who suffers, especially somebody who has a medical condition
    • allergy/asthma/migraine sufferers
    • She received many letters of support from fellow sufferers.
    Many people dislike the word ‘sufferer’ and prefer to talk about people with allergies or people who have asthma.
    Extra Examples
    • 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
    Topics Health problemsb1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • worst
    • lifelong
    • long-term
    verb + sufferer
    • help
    preposition
    • sufferer from
    • sufferer of
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