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

21 February 2025

RESTORATION

(noun) some artifact that has been restored or reconstructed; “the restoration looked exactly like the original”


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Coffee Trivia

Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.

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