‖ migraineur
(migrɛnœr)
[Fr. Cf. migraine.]
One who suffers from migraine.
| 1971 Times 25 Jan. 6/6 The migrainous subject (or migraineur). 1971 Daily Tel. 11 Feb. 11/3 The general and specific measures recommended for prevention and for alleviation of the acute attack will prove a disappointment to the inveterate migraineur in search of relief but reflect the unpredictable and individual response to treatment. 1971 Listener 15 Apr. 480/3 Classical migraine is (pace G. B. Shaw) as uncommon among migraineurs as ‘normal’ vision among the rest of us. |