SUFFERER

martyr, sufferer

(noun) one who suffers for the sake of principle

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

sufferer (plural sufferers)

One who suffers.

One who is afflicted.

Source: Wiktionary


Suf"fer*er, n.

1. One who suffers; one who endures or undergoes suffering; one who sustains inconvenience or loss; as, sufferers by poverty or sickness; men are sufferers by fire or by losses at sea.

2. One who permits or allows.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

2 April 2025

COVERT

(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”


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Coffee Trivia

There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.

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