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[jackofallgeeks]

Does anyone know of a word who's definition is "someone who is sick"?

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[surichan.livejournal.com]

The ailing? The incapacitated by illness?

I dunno. If there's one word for it, I've never heard it.

[xiombarg.livejournal.com]

http://thesaurus.reference.com/search?q=sick%20person

case, convalescent, emergency, inmate, invalid, outpatient, shut-in, sick person, subject, sufferer, victim

I also like "sickie" tho the dictionary claims that's only for the mentally ill. I think "sufferer" or "convalescent" are good.