human, individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"

abandoned person - someone for whom hope has been abandoned

amputee - someone who has had a limb removed by amputation

choker - an unfortunate person who is unable to perform effectively because of nervous tension or agitation; "he could win if he wasn't a choker"

cripple - someone whose legs are disabled

desperate - a person who is frightened and in need of help; "they prey on the hopes of the desperate"

homeless, homeless person - someone with no housing; "the homeless became a problem in the large cities"

Job - any long-suffering person who withstands affliction without despairing

jinx, jonah - a person believed to bring bad luck to those around him

languisher - a person who languishes

nonstarter, unsuccessful person, loser, failure - a person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently

maroon - a person who is stranded (as on an island); "when the tide came in I was a maroon out there"

griever, lamenter, mourner, sorrower - a person who is feeling grief (as grieving over someone who has died)

nympholept - a person seized by nympholepsy

castaway, outcast, pariah, Ishmael - a person who is rejected (from society or home)

have-not, poor person - a person with few or no possessions

captive, prisoner - a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war

schlimazel, shlimazel - (Yiddish) a very unlucky or inept person who fails at everything

diseased person, sick person, sufferer - a person suffering from an illness

subsister, survivor - one who lives through affliction; "the survivors of the fire were taken to a hospital"

victim - an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance

crier, weeper - a person who weeps