also: びょうじゃ
noun
sick person; patient
A somewhat formal or written term for a person who is ill or under medical care. In everyday speech, 病人 (びょうにん) is more common.
See also: 病人 (びょうにん)
病者のプライバシーを守ることは医療者の責務だ。
Protecting patients' privacy is a duty of medical professionals.
その施設では多くの病者が
Many patients are receiving treatment at that facility.
The most common word for a sick person or patient in everyday Japanese. 病者 is more formal and often used in medical or written contexts.
Specifically a patient under medical care, often in a hospital or clinic setting. 病者 is broader and can refer to any ill person, not necessarily receiving treatment.
Compound of 病 (びょう, illness) and 者 (しゃ, person). The reading びょうじゃ is a variant using the older go-on reading of 者.