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victim vs sufferer

sufferer vs victim

victim and sufferer both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
victim Yes No No No
sufferer Yes No No No
As nouns, sufferer is a hyponym of victim; that is, sufferer is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than victim:
  • victim: an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance
  • sufferer: one who suffers for the sake of principle
Other hyponyms of victim include casualty, injured party, casualty, hunted person, martyr, martyr, muggee, murderee, poor devil, wretch, fair game, prey, quarry, target, punching bag, scapegoat, whipping boy.
victim (noun) sufferer (noun)
an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance a person suffering from an illness
a person who is tricked or swindled one who suffers for the sake of principle
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