Etymology

sufferer

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Today it means: One who suffers; one who is afflicted. Full definition →

English suffer ← Middle English suffren ← Old French suffrir
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The story

  1. Latinsuffero
  2. Latinsufferre
  3. Vulgar Latin*sufferīre
  4. Old Frenchsuffrir
  5. Middle Englishsuffren
  6. Englishsuffer
  7. English todaysufferer

From suffer + -er.

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