surthrivor

noun

Etymology

Blend of survivor + thriver. Analyzable as suthrive + -or

  1. derived from *trep-
  2. derived from *þrībaną
  3. derived from þrífa
  4. inherited from thryven
  5. suffixed as thriver — “thrive + er
  6. compounded as surthrivor — “survivor + thriver

Definitions

  1. One who survives a severe adversity and then goes on to thrive in the recovery

    • But Harris' true passion was spreading a message of hope to the world as a cancer survivor, or as she called it, a cancer surThriver.

The neighborhood

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