victim vs quarry

quarry vs victim

victim and quarry both are nouns.

victim is not a verb while quarry is a verb.

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

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

victim: an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance
quarry: a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence

Other hyponyms of victim include casualty, injured party, casualty, hunted person, martyr, sufferer, martyr, muggee, murderee, poor devil, wretch, fair game, prey, target, punching bag, scapegoat, whipping boy.

victim (noun)	quarry (noun)
an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance	animal hunted or caught for food
a person who is tricked or swindled	a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate
	a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence

victim (verb)	quarry (verb)
	extract (something such as stones) from or as if from a quarry

Difference between victim and quarry

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