noun
1. a person suffering from an illness (Freq. 2)
• Syn: ↑sick person, ↑diseased person
• Derivationally related forms: ↑suffer
• Hypernyms: ↑unfortunate, ↑unfortunate person
• Hyponyms:
↑anorexic, ↑anorectic, ↑bulimic, ↑consumptive, ↑lunger, ↑tubercular, ↑convalescent, ↑depressive, ↑diabetic, ↑dyspeptic, ↑epileptic, ↑hemophiliac, ↑haemophiliac, ↑bleeder, ↑hemophile, ↑haemophile, ↑incurable, ↑insomniac, ↑sleepless person, ↑invalid, ↑shut-in, ↑leper, ↑lazar, ↑lunatic, ↑madman, ↑maniac, ↑manic-depressive, ↑monomaniac, ↑narcoleptic, ↑neurasthenic, ↑neurotic, ↑psychoneurotic, ↑mental case, ↑patient, ↑psychotic, ↑psychotic person, ↑psycho, ↑rheumatic, ↑syphilitic, ↑valetudinarian, ↑vomiter, ↑spewer
2. one who suffers for the sake of principle
• Syn: ↑martyr
• Derivationally related forms: ↑suffer, ↑martyrdom (for: ↑martyr), ↑martyr (for: ↑martyr), ↑martyrize (for: ↑martyr)
• Hypernyms: ↑victim
• Hyponyms: ↑shaheed
• Instance Hyponyms: ↑Tyndale, ↑William Tyndale, ↑Tindale, ↑William Tindale, ↑Tindal, ↑William Tindal
Useful english dictionary. 2012.