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Dutch
Etymology
From lijden + -er.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: lij‧der
- Rhymes: -ɛi̯dər
Noun
lijder m (plural lijders, diminutive lijdertje n)
- 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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