Meaning of Sufferer | Babel Free

Definitions

1. One who suffers; one who is afflicted.
2. A tailor.
   UK, obsolete, slang

Equivalents

Examples

“All the main-line railways, as well as London Transport, were affected by flying-bomb damage, but naturally the Southern Railway was the principal sufferer for geographical reasons, and the L.N.E.R. came next with the damage it sustained in the Stratford area.”

“From a creditor, being a "victim," "schneider," "sufferer," or "tailor," to one who sets off his wares by wearing the same, being consequently a debtor. HONOURED SIR,— I can scarcely express my delight at your kind compliments as to the fit and patterns […]”

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