Survivor

//sɚˈvaɪvɚ// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1
One who survives, especially one who survives a traumatic experience.
"From this moment on, I choose to live not as a victim, but as a survivor."
2
an animal that survives in spite of adversity wordnet
3
A person who is able to endure hardship. figuratively
"I'm a survivor. We're a dying breed."
4
one who outlives another wordnet
5
One who knew a specific decedent.
"She was from a large family and had many friends, so the funeral was crowded with mourning survivors."

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6
one who lives through affliction wordnet

Synonyms

heir orphan overliver subsister successor tough cookie

Example

"The sole survivor of the crash was a baby."

Etymology

From survive + -or.

Related phrases

adult survivor designated survivor last survivor non-survivor sole survivor survivor bias survivor guilt survivor syndrome

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