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# sufferer

noun (sufferers)

«sufferer» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A sufferer is a person who feels pain, trouble or harm, often for a long time. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sufferer/#m1)

### In the lessons

in stories, people who are punished or in pain, or who are ill or hurt

### Examples

- The sufferers cried out in pain. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sufferer/#x1)
- He was a sufferer from a bad cold. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sufferer/#x2)
- The sufferers were given food and water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sufferer/#x3)

### Note

counting sufferers is counting people; nothing else changes

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «sufferer» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sufferer/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«sufferer» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sufferer.html) on Mova free.