sufferd
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Dutch
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[edit]Noun
[edit]sufferd m (plural sufferds, diminutive sufferdje n)
- fool, idiot
- (chiefly in the diminutive, derogatory) a local or regional newspaper
- 1978 December 9, Paul de Bruin, “Schandaal in Holland [Scandal in Holland]”, in NRC Handelsblad[1], page 18:
- Het lokale sufferdje heeft zijn naam, schuilnamen en adres afgedrukt om zijn plaatsgenoten erop te attenderen dat er een booswicht in hun midden is.
- The local rag printed his name, pseudonyms, and address to alert the townsfolk to the fact that there is a villain in their midst.
- (obsolete) dotard, person with mental impairments