| has gloss | (noun) an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance
victim |
| lexicalization | eng: victim |
| subclass of | (noun) a person who suffers misfortune
unfortunate, unfortunate person |
| has subclass | (noun) a person who is hunted
hunted person |
| has subclass | (noun) one who suffers for the sake of principle
martyr, sufferer |
| has subclass | (noun) one who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty for refusing to renounce their religion
martyr |
| has subclass | (noun) a victim of a mugging; "the law seems to give more protection to the mugger than to the muggee"
muggee |
| has subclass | (noun) a victim who is murdered
murderee |
| has subclass | (noun) someone you feel sorry for
poor devil, wretch |
| has subclass | (noun) a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence; "he fell prey to muggers"; "everyone was fair game"; "the target of a manhunt"
prey, fair game, target, quarry |
| has subclass | (noun) a person on whom another person vents their anger; "he resigned because his boss used him as a punching bag"
punching bag |
| has subclass | (noun) someone who is punished for the errors of others
whipping boy, scapegoat |
| has subclass | (noun) someone injured or killed in an accident
injured party, casualty |
| has subclass | (noun) someone injured or killed or captured or missing in a military engagement
casualty |