sufferer

• Nom désignant une personne qui endure une douleur, une souffrance ou une difficulté, souvent à cause d'une maladie ou par conviction morale.

A noun referring to a person who experiences pain, distress, or hardship, often due to an illness or for the sake of a principle.

1. Person with an illnessB1formalmedical

   A person who is experiencing a disease or medical condition.

   Personne atteinte d'une maladie

   • The clinic provides support for asthma sufferers.
   • Many allergy sufferers find relief with this medication.
   • The hospital has a special ward for cancer sufferers.

   Synonymesafflictedcaseinvalidpatientsick personvictim

2. One who endures hardshipB2formal

   A person who undergoes pain, distress, or hardship, often for a cause or principle.

   personne qui endure

   • He was a sufferer for his political beliefs during the regime.
   • The activists were sufferers for the sake of justice.
   • She became a sufferer of persecution due to her outspoken views.

   Synonymesmartyrvictim