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.

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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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While Faal and Njie are in U.S. custody, the whereabouts of the other survivors is unknown.
The Shadowy U.S. Veteran Who Tried to Overthrow a Country|Jacob Siegel|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Here it is, in the faces of the victims, in the stories of bravery, in the souls and memory of the survivors, the next of kin.
Dick Cheney vs. ‘Unbroken’|Mike Barnicle|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The survivors needed hope for a brighter future, and Murakami sought to supply a salving narrative through his art.
Takashi Murakami’s Art From Disaster|Justin Jones|November 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Cubans pulled up to the outpost and crammed the survivors into an open-body jeep and a pickup truck.
‘Argo’ in the Congo: The Ghosts of the Stanleyville Hostage Crisis|Nina Strochlic|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Survivors of Ebola, as thousands in West Africa can attest to, can—and often do—make a full recovery.
The Sham, Scaremongering Guide to Ebola|Abby Haglage|November 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The survivors afterwards appeared in Lombardy and in the south of France as late as 1368.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2|Various
The survivors may have one night to bury the dead; then they will be carried into captivity.
The Forerunners|Romain Rolland
Still more so now because, when I compare him with his survivors, they seem measurable, he remains immeasurable.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume 2|Ian Hamilton
Six weeks after their first job over the lines I was one of the only two survivors.
Cavalry of the Clouds|Alan Bott
Of the colony of the crater and its fortunes, little was ever said among its survivors.
The Crater|James Fenimore Cooper

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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