martyr
noun [C] /ˈmɑː.tər/
/ˈmɑːr.t̬ɚ/ Definition
› a person who suffers very much or is killed because of their political or religious beliefs, and is often admired because of it: a Christian/Islamic/religious martyr She fought against racism all her life and died a martyr to the cause.Followers of religious groups › disapproving someone who tries to get sympathy from others when they have a problem or too much work, usually having caused the problem or chosen to do the work themselves: She offers to do extra work, then plays the martyr!Unpleasant people in generalUnpleasant men
(Definition of martyr noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- a dog in the manger idiom
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