sufferer vs victim

sufferer and victim both are nouns.

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

As nouns, victim is a hypernym of sufferer; that is, victim is a word with a broader meaning than sufferer:

sufferer (noun)	victim (noun)
a person suffering from an illness	an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance
one who suffers for the sake of principle	a person who is tricked or swindled