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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How to use survivor in a sentence

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
In that context, Sotto Sotto was one of the all-out survivors.
The Fiery Death of Sotto Sotto, Toronto’s Celebrity Hotspot|Shinan Govani|December 30, 2014|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
Blood streamed from their arms and legs, and they looked like the wounded survivors of a terrible battle.
Alila, Our Little Philippine Cousin|Mary Hazelton Wade
In some cases these epitaphs are imperfectly spelled, indicating the humble class to which the survivors belonged.
Gospel Philosophy|J. H. Ward
Quite calm and peaceful she lay; there had been no struggle at last; the struggle was for the survivors, and one sank under it.
Ruth|Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
The squalid survivors, as if they were not sufficiently miserable, raged fiercely against one another.
The History of England from the Accession of James II.|Thomas Babington Macaulay
Of the survivors very few lived to see their native country again.
The History of England from the Accession of James II.|Thomas Babington Macaulay

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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