survivor
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.
Origin of survivor
1Other words from survivor
- non·sur·vi·vor, noun
- self-sur·vi·vor, noun
Words Nearby survivor
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How to use survivor in a sentence
I was so relieved to not be in this position of leadership of something that’s important, and to have a mentor and someone who had worked with victims her entire adult life and really dedicated her life to transforming victims into survivors.
Actress, Mother, Activist Alyssa Milano on Life as a Triple Threat | Esabelle Lee | February 11, 2021 | OzyBoth are survivors of cancer who have long been impressed with America’s health-care system, until now.
It’s Prague on the Potomac, as we wearily wait for a shot at the vaccine | Petula Dvorak | February 8, 2021 | Washington PostMecklenburg says that on average, survivors return to the relationship seven times before they leave for good.
Domestic Violence Is a Pandemic Within the COVID-19 Pandemic | Jeffrey Kluger | February 3, 2021 | TimeThe American Cancer Society’s chief medical and scientific officer, William Cance, said his organization is “strongly in favor of cancer patients and cancer survivors getting vaccinated, particularly older adults.”
Are the coronavirus vaccines safe for someone with cancer, dementia or MS? | Judith Graham | January 31, 2021 | Washington PostThis film, produced by Steep Motion, highlights his journey as a cancer survivor and blind skier.
12-Year-Old Blind Skier Takes on the Big Couloir | Outside Editors | January 30, 2021 | Outside Online
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 | THE DAILY BEASTThe 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 | THE DAILY BEASTThese are the same Taliban fighters known to U.S. audiences from the documentary Restrepo and the film Lone survivor.
Heart of Darkness: Into Afghanistan’s Taliban Valley | Matt Trevithick, Daniel Seckman | November 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“We were looking at 10 men with rifles, and then the beating began,” the survivor would later testify.
Adriana Cazorla immigrated from Mexico in 1995 and is a domestic violence survivor.
Immigrant Women Facing Domestic Abuse Need Stronger Protections | Adriana Cazorla | October 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe solitary survivor was a young man, once of a fine form, but now an emaciated phantom.
Rule of the Monk | Giuseppe GaribaldiThere were four speakers, and three of them are dead, Joseph Arch being the sole survivor.
Reminiscences of Charles Bradlaugh | George W. FooteHe is, after myself, the sole survivor of our race outside thy land of Manoa.
The Devil-Tree of El Dorado | Frank AubreyIt was not likely that both ponies would fall at once, and the survivor might be able to carry the couple to safety.
The Young Ranchers | Edward S. EllisThe decision had cost Benson a battle with his conscience from which he had emerged the sole survivor.
Hunter Patrol | Henry Beam Piper and John J. McGuire
British Dictionary definitions for survivor
/ (səˈvaɪvə) /
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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