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Meanings of chief sufferer in English

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Usage of chief sufferer in English
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But, in truth, during those whippings Puck was not the chief sufferer.
Framley Parsonage
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You, poor woman, were the chief sufferer by it, I am afraid.
The Pilot and His Wife
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She will be the chief sufferer when her grandfather's innocence is finally proved.
Mary Louise
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The chief sufferer by these proceedings was Pompilia herself.
A Handbook to the Works of Browning (6th ed.)
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Mind, I do not know, and I never thought of blaming you, the chief sufferer!
The Clever Woman of the Family
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But will anybody tell me that the capitalist was the only sufferer, or the chief sufferer?
Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 4
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You see I am the chief sufferer.
Alice of Old Vincennes
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The chief sufferer was Sir Arthur Deane.
The Wings of the Morning
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When England attempted to regulate and restrict trade with these countries, the United States was the chief sufferer.
The United States Since the Civil War
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Finally, our divorce between industrial and manual training is abnormal, and higher technical education is the chief sufferer.
Youth: Its Education, Regimen, and Hygiene
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I'm the chief sufferer after all.
Eight Days of Luke
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Amsterdam was the chief sufferer.
History of Holland
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Poor little "Spooks" is the chief sufferer.
The Alleged Haunting of B—— House / Including a Journal Kept Dur...
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The chief sufferer by the growth of Lutheranism was not at first the Catholic church but the party of Catholic reform.
The Age of the Reformation
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He was acutely conscious of having been caught in a ridiculous position, and moreover, he would not be the chief sufferer.
What Dreams May Come
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Nevertheless, Frau Wagner was a good woman, and in the eyes of the world decidedly the better half and the chief sufferer.
The Love Affairs of Great Musicians, Volume 2
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