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- Dictionarysurvivor/səˈvʌɪvə/
noun
- 1. a person who survives, especially a person remaining alive after an event in which others have died: "he was the sole survivor of the massacre"
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a person who continues to live, esp. after a dangerous event: He was the sole survivor of the crash. Business is bad, but she’s a survivor, she’ll deal with it. A survivor is also a person who continues to live after a close relative dies: Her survivors include two children and five grandchildren.
1. : to remain alive after the death of. he is survived by his wife. 2. : to continue to exist or live after. survived the earthquake. 3. : to continue to function or prosper despite : withstand. they survived many hardships. survivor. sər-ˈvī-vər. noun. Synonyms. ride (out) weather.
a person who continues to live, esp. after a dangerous event: He was the sole survivor of the crash. Business is bad, but she’s a survivor, she’ll deal with it. A survivor is also a person who continues to live after a close relative dies: Her survivors include two children and five grandchildren.
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.
noun. /səˈvaɪvə (r)/. /sərˈvaɪvər/. a person who continues to live, especially despite being nearly killed or experiencing great danger or difficulty. the sole/only survivor of the massacre. The plane crashed in an area of dense jungle. There were no survivors.
A survivor is someone who hasn't died: the word is used often about people who have been through a horrible experience, like a plane crash. Cancer survivors and Holocaust survivors have one thing in common: they lived through horrible ordeals and are still with us.
A survivor of a disaster, accident, or illness is someone who continues to live afterwards in spite of coming close to death.
1. a person or thing that survives. 2. Law. the one of two or more designated persons, as joint tenants or others having a joint interest, who outlives the other or others.
SURVIVOR definition: someone who continues to live after almost dying because of an accident, illness, etc: . Learn more.
Survivor definition: A person or thing that survives; specif., a person who has survived an ordeal or great misfortune.
