koortslijder

Dutch

Etymology

koorts 'fever' + lijder 'sufferer'

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Noun

koortslijder m (plural koortslijders, diminutive koortslijdertje n)

  1. (literally) A fever-strikken patient
  2. (figuratively) Someone in a feverish hurry
  • koortsblaas
  • pestlijder m
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