lijder

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Dutch

Etymology

From lijden +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: lij‧der
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯dər

Noun

lijder m (plural lijders, diminutive lijdertje n)

  1. sufferer

Usage notes

  • The informal variant lijer is mostly used in insults (specifically those involving diseases; more at Dutch profanity on Wikipedia). The regular form lijder, by contrast, is very rarely used for insults.

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