sufferer vs patient

patient vs sufferer

sufferer and patient both are nouns.

sufferer is not an adjective while patient is an adjective.

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

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

sufferer: a person suffering from an illness
patient: a person who requires medical care

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, invalid, shut-in, lazar, leper, lunatic, maniac, manic-depressive, mongoloid, monomaniac, narcoleptic, neurasthenic, mental case, neurotic, psychoneurotic, psycho, psychotic, psychotic person, rheumatic, syphilitic, valetudinarian, spewer, vomiter.

sufferer (noun)	patient (noun)
a person suffering from an illness	the semantic role of an entity that is not the agent but is directly involved in or affected by the happening denoted by the verb in the clause
one who suffers for the sake of principle	a person who requires medical care

sufferer (adjective)	patient (adjective)
	enduring trying circumstances with even temper or characterized by such endurance

Difference between sufferer and patient

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