страда́лица — meaning in English

English meaning

• martyr noun A person who is killed or made to suffer greatly because of their beliefs, especially religious or political ones.
• sufferer noun A person who experiences pain, illness, or hardship.

Senses

страда́лица is used for these senses in English:

• martyr (with a prepositional phrase of cause) One who suffers greatly and/or constantly, even involuntarily.
• sufferer One who suffers; one who is afflicted.

martyr — full definition

1. noun A person who is killed or made to suffer greatly because of their beliefs, especially religious or political ones.
2. noun Someone who exaggerates their suffering to win sympathy or attention.
3. verb To kill or persecute someone for their beliefs, or to sacrifice oneself for a cause.

Related Russian words