survivor
nouncommon in dialogue
- United Kingdom//səˈvaɪvə//
- United States//sɚˈvaɪvɚ//
One who survives, especially one who survives a traumatic experience.
noun
- 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
figurativeA 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.
They left no immediate survivors.
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super- Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *gʷíh₃weti Proto-Italic *gʷīwō Latin vīvō Latin supervīvereder. English survive English -or English survivor From survive + -or.
Forms
- plural
- survivors
survivor · One who survives, especially one who survives a traumatic experience.
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