migraineur

English

Etymology

Formed in English of migraine plus French -eur. Compare French migraineux. From 20th century.

Noun

migraineur (plural migraineurs)

One who experiences migraines.
- 2008, Dara G. Jamieson, Headache Medicine: Questions and Answers, page 113:
  Scents, food smells, and cigarette smoke were the most frequent offending odors reported by osmophobic migraineurs.

References

“migraineur, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, March 2002.

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