sufferer vs valetudinarian

valetudinarian vs sufferer

sufferer and valetudinarian both are nouns.

sufferer is not an adjective while valetudinarian is an adjective.

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

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

sufferer: a person suffering from an illness
valetudinarian: weak or sickly person especially one morbidly concerned with his or her health

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, patient, psycho, psychotic, psychotic person, rheumatic, syphilitic, spewer, vomiter.

sufferer (noun)	valetudinarian (noun)
a person suffering from an illness	weak or sickly person especially one morbidly concerned with his or her health
one who suffers for the sake of principle

sufferer (adjective)	valetudinarian (adjective)
	of or relating to or characteristic of a person who is a valetudinarian

Difference between sufferer and valetudinarian

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