survivor
English
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /sɚˈvaɪvɚ/
- Rhymes: -aɪvə(ɹ)
Noun
survivor (plural survivors)
- One who survives; one who endures through disaster or hardship.
- A person who is able to endure hardship.
- One who knew a specific decedent.
- She was from a large family and had many friends, so the funeral was crowded with mourning survivors.
Synonyms
- (person able to endure hardship): trooper, tough cookie
Derived terms
- sole survivor
Translations
one who survives
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person who is able to endure hardship
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one who knew a specific decedent
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