Survivor

Quick meaning: Survivor is a noun meaning One who survives, especially one who survives a traumatic experience.

Meaning

One who survives, especially one who survives a traumatic experience.

More Meanings

1. (figuratively) A person who is able to endure hardship.
2. One who knew a specific decedent.

Example Sentences

I'm a survivor. We're a dying breed.

From this moment on, I choose to live not as a victim, but as a survivor.

She was from a large family and had many friends, so the funeral was crowded with mourning survivors.

Believing that requires trust, and trust is understandably a tough issue for those of us who are survivors.

Word Forms

• survivors
• surviver
• survivour

Synonyms for survivor

Depending on context, synonyms include overliver, trooper.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include survival, survivorship, survivability, patient, evader, victim.

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