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survivor

noun
/səˈvaɪvə/UK/sɚˈvaɪvɚ/US

Etymology

From survive + -or.

  1. derived from super — “over”
  2. derived from supervivere — “to outlive”
  3. derived from survivre
  4. derived from survivre
  5. formed as survivor — “survive + -or”

Definitions

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

    • From this moment on, I choose to live not as a victim, but as a survivor.
    • Believing that requires trust, and trust is understandably a tough issue for those of us who are survivors.

  2. A person who is able to endure hardship.

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

  3. One who knew a specific decedent.

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

The neighborhood

Derived

adult survivor, designated survivor, last survivor, non-survivor, nonsurvivor, previvor, sole survivor, surthriver, surthrivor, survivor bias, survivor guilt, survivorship, survivor syndrome

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for survivor. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA