Used collectively with the definite article to refer to people who are ill.
Translations
The charity provides medication for the ailing in remote villages.
L’association fournit des médicaments aux malades dans les villages reculés.
Definitions
People who are ill or in poor health, considered collectively. The charity provides medication for the ailing in remote villages.
Synonyms
the unwell
sick people
the infirm
the sick
the ill