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Dutch
Etymology
koorts 'fever' + lijder 'sufferer'
Pronunciation
Noun
koortslijder m (plural koortslijders, diminutive koortslijdertje n)
- (literally) a fever-strikken patient
- (figuratively) someone in a feverish hurry