suffer
verb (used without object)
to undergo or feel pain or distress.
sufferer
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a word derived from
suffer.
Example Sentences
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As an insomnia sufferer, I’ve spent a few recent sleepless nights just roaming around “Mario Kart World,” driving through empty castles-turned-racetracks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2025
Not every back pain sufferer needs to see a spine surgeon, or even a physician, right away.
From Salon ● Nov. 19, 2024
Writing in the journal Nature, the team describes how all blood cells can be removed from a leukemia sufferer in a targeted manner while a new blood system is built up at the same time.
From Science Daily ● May 22, 2024
ALS sufferer Paola Roldán, who is confined to her bed, brought her lawsuit in August, AFP news agency reports.
From BBC ● Feb. 7, 2024
This strange god, the gay reveler, the cruel hunter, the lofty inspirer, was also the sufferer.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
