sufferer vs invalid

invalid vs sufferer

sufferer and invalid both are nouns.

sufferer is not an adjective while invalid is an adjective.

sufferer is not a verb while invalid is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sufferer	Yes	No	No	No
invalid	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As nouns, invalid is a hyponym of sufferer; that is, invalid is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sufferer:

sufferer: a person suffering from an illness
invalid: someone who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or injury

Other hyponyms of sufferer include anorectic, anorexic, bulimic, consumptive, lunger, tubercular, convalescent, depressive, diabetic, dyspeptic, epileptic, bleeder, haemophile, haemophiliac, hemophile, hemophiliac, incurable, insomniac, sleepless person, shut-in, lazar, leper, lunatic, maniac, manic-depressive, mongoloid, monomaniac, narcoleptic, neurasthenic, mental case, neurotic, psychoneurotic, patient, psycho, psychotic, psychotic person, rheumatic, syphilitic, valetudinarian, spewer, vomiter.

sufferer (noun)	invalid (noun)
a person suffering from an illness	someone who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or injury
one who suffers for the sake of principle

sufferer (adjective)	invalid (adjective)
	having no cogency or legal force
	no longer valid

sufferer (verb)	invalid (verb)
	injure permanently
	force to retire, remove from active duty, as of firemen

Difference between sufferer and invalid

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