survivor

[ ser-vahy-ver ]

/ sərˈvaɪ vər /

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noun

a person or thing that survives.

Law. the one of two or more designated persons, as joint tenants or others having a joint interest, who outlives the other or others.

a person who continues to function or prosper in spite of opposition, hardship, or setbacks.

Words nearby survivor

survival kit, survival of the fittest, survival value, survivalist, survive, survivor, survivor guilt, survivor syndrome, survivorship, sus, sus laws

Origin of survivor

First recorded in 1495–1505; survive + -or²

OTHER WORDS FROM survivor

non·sur·vi·vor, nounself-sur·vi·vor, noun

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Examples from the Web for survivor

But Cocker proved to be a survivor, bringing his passionate persona to concert halls around the world decade after decade.
The Greatest Rock Voice of All Time Belonged to Joe Cocker|Ted Gioia|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The worst is probably to avoid paying taxes on the money and go to prison, like Survivor season one winner Richard Hatch.
From Socially Isolated Nerd to Jeopardy! Bad Boy: A Thank You Note|Arthur Chu|November 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“We were looking at 10 men with rifles, and then the beating began,” the survivor would later testify.
Mexico’s First Lady of Murder Is on the Lam|Michael Daly|October 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I am a survivor of domestic violence, and I am an immigrant.
Immigrant Women Facing Domestic Abuse Need Stronger Protections|Adriana Cazorla|October 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Needless to say, I never expected to know a survivor of Hiroshima, let alone have her sing me “Happy Birthday.”
Truman’s Grandson & Japan’s A-Bomb Survivors: A Story of Reconciliation|Clifton Truman Daniel|August 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
If there is no will the survivor takes half and the heirs of the deceased half; if there are none he or she takes the whole.
The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV|Various
At the same moment the survivor who was clinging to the dinghy let go his hold.
On Land And Sea At The Dardanelles|Thomas Charles Bridges
Many of the fine elms were laid low, among others the one survivor of Tom Browns three trees.
Heroes of To-Day|Mary R. Parkman
He was the only survivor of twelve comrades who stood together, and a shell fell amongst them, killing all but this man.
My War Experiences in Two Continents|Sarah Macnaughtan
All the Somalis were dead except one, and the survivor but lived to reach Ipoto.
In Darkest Africa, Vol. 1; or, The quest, rescue and retreat of Emin, governor of Equatoria|Henry Morton Stanley

British Dictionary definitions for survivor

survivor

/ (səˈvaɪvə) /

noun

a person or thing that survives

property law one of two or more specified persons having joint interests in property who lives longer than the other or others and thereby becomes entitled to the whole property

Derived forms of survivor

survivorship, noun

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