Surthrivor

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

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Noun
  1. 1
    One who survives a severe adversity and then goes on to thrive in the recovery slang

    "But Harris' true passion was spreading a message of hope to the world as a cancer survivor, or as she called it, a cancer surThriver."

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"But Harris' true passion was spreading a message of hope to the world as a cancer survivor, or as she called it, a cancer surThriver."

Etymology

Blend of survivor + thriver. Analyzable as suthrive + -or

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