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- [suhf-er]
- /ˈsʌf ər/
- /ˈsʌf.ər.ər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [suhf-er]
- /ˈsʌf ər/
Definitions of sufferer word
- verb without object sufferer to undergo or feel pain or distress: The patient is still suffering. 1
- verb without object sufferer to sustain injury, disadvantage, or loss: One's health suffers from overwork. The business suffers from lack of capital. 1
- verb without object sufferer to undergo a penalty, as of death: The traitor was made to suffer on the gallows. 1
- verb without object sufferer to endure pain, disability, death, etc., patiently or willingly. 1
- verb with object sufferer to undergo, be subjected to, or endure (pain, distress, injury, loss, or anything unpleasant): to suffer the pangs of conscience. 1
- verb with object sufferer to undergo or experience (any action, process, or condition): to suffer change. 1
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Origin of sufferer
First appearance:
before 1200 One of the 9% oldest English words
1200-50; Middle English suff(e)ren < Latin sufferre, equivalent to suf- suf- + ferre to bear1; compare Old French sofrir < Vulgar Latin *sufferīre
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Parts of speech for Sufferer
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sufferer popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
sufferer usage trend in Literature
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Top questions with sufferer
- what does depression feel like to a sufferer?
- what does an alopecia sufferer lack?
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