Meaning & use
allergy sufferer
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Meaning
nouncountable
A person who regularly has unpleasant physical reactions, such as sneezing or a rash, to something like pollen, dust or certain foods.
Grammar: Plural is allergy sufferers; it is often used generally to address a group.
Patterns
- an allergy sufferer who does something
Allergy sufferers are advised to keep windows closed when the pollen count is high.
As an allergy sufferer, she carries antihistamines everywhere in spring.
The new air filter promises relief for every allergy sufferer in the house.
Word forms
| plural | allergy sufferers |
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Common combinations
- seasonal allergy sufferer
- Seasonal allergy sufferers dread the first warm weeks of May.
- relief for allergy sufferers
- The clinic offers relief for allergy sufferers of all ages.
- a lifelong allergy sufferer
- A lifelong allergy sufferer, he learned to read food labels carefully.
- advice for allergy sufferers
- The pharmacy leaflet gives advice for allergy sufferers.
Synonyms and how they differ
- allergic person
- This is plainer and more neutral, but it lacks the sense of ongoing discomfort in allergy sufferer.
- hay fever sufferer
- A hay fever sufferer is allergic specifically to pollen, whereas an allergy sufferer could react to anything.
- asthmatic
- An asthmatic has a breathing condition that allergies may trigger, so it is a different, though sometimes related, health label.
Word family
Practice
Pollen season can be miserable for any allergy ___ who spends time outdoors.
Choose one answer.
A noun for a person is needed after allergy, and sufferer names that person. Suffering is an uncountable noun for pain, so it does not fit.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “allergy sufferer”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.