犠牲者|ぎせいしゃgiseisha

1. nounvictim (esp. someone killed); casualty
   戦争せんそうは多おおくの犠牲者ぎせいしゃを出だして終結しゅうけつした。↗

   The war ended with many victims.

• Synonym被害者ひがいしゃNeutralA victim of a crime or accident, as in 「事件の被害者」; it stresses someone who suffers damage or loss, not necessarily death.
• Related犠牲ぎせいNeutralA sacrifice or something sacrificed, as in 「犠牲を払う」; it stresses the price paid, while 「犠牲者」 is a person killed or injured in an accident, disaster, or crime.
• Related被災者ひさいしゃNeutralA disaster victim, as in 「地震の被災者」; it is used for natural disasters and can cover both survivors and the dead.
• Antonym加害者かがいしゃNeutralThe perpetrator, the one who inflicts the harm; the opposite of the victim 「犠牲者」.

Use 「犠牲者」 for people killed or injured in accidents, disasters, or crimes, as in 「事故の犠牲者」. Say 「被害者」 for victims of crime or accidents, 「被災者」 for disaster victims; 「犠牲」 is a sacrifice, and 「加害者」 is the perpetrator.

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1. 事故じこや事故じこなどの犠牲ぎせいとなり死亡しぼうしたり負傷ふしょうしたりした者もの。