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Survivor

//sɚˈvaɪvɚ// noun

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Noun
  1. 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. 2
    an animal that survives in spite of adversity wordnet
  3. 3
    A person who is able to endure hardship. figuratively

    "I'm a survivor. We're a dying breed."

  4. 4
    one who outlives another wordnet
  5. 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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  1. 6
    one who lives through affliction wordnet

Etymology

From survive + -or.

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