Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. One who or that which survives after the death of another.
- n. In law, that one of two or more designated persons who lives the longest: usually of two joint tenants, or any two persons who have a joint interest.
Wiktionary
- n. One who survives; one who endures through disaster or hardship.
- n. One who knew a specific decedent
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. One who survives or outlives another person, or any time, event, or thing.
- n. (Law) The longer liver of two joint tenants, or two persons having a joint interest in anything.
WordNet 3.0
- n. one who outlives another
- n. one who lives through affliction
- n. an animal that survives in spite of adversity
Examples
“Seidenfeld added that he resents the term survivor, since he doesn't think he ever truly "survived" the experience.”
“In using the term survivor," the study goes on, "they minimized focus on the event and maximized emphasis on their recovery and strength.”
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“The other survivor is a bombastic general from the other clan, in thrall to military glory, in love with death.”
“I had, in a sense, what they call survivor's guilt because I wasn't there and I had no control over the situation," he said.”
“Everybody else will be relieved, but there's also what they call survivor's guilt, so if you do have to downsize, you have to do it knowledgeably.”
“Wellwishers and dignitaries of all colours made speeches to honour what they called a survivor, a symbol of triumph over despair.”
“Founded in 1998, the dot-com survivor is way past the 4-to-7-year-old window in which most VCs seek to gain liquidity, and has even outlasted the 10-year lifespan of most VC funds.”
“Healing faster than he should, O†™ Roark helps his partner and their new teammate survey the scene of the latest of Herrod†™ s victim, who was the only survivor from the bus attack.”
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“A survivor from the typhoon that devastated Taiwan told how she and her grandson were surrounded by rising water in their mountain village.”
“She is epic in ways that Oscar can only dream of being; she's the last survivor from a destroyed family who lives in the wastes of”
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Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘survivor’.
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Politically Correct Terms
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fellow Muslims, ageing population, gender mainstreaming, emerging democracies, mentally challeng..., intellectually di..., African American, native American, first nations, Caucasian, firefighter, police officer and 205 more...
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EN - academic vocabulary
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abandon, abandonment, abnormally, abstract, abstraction, abstractly, abstracts, academia, academic, academically, academics, academies and 3119 more...
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people (good)
nouns for good people / words that describe good people.
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( people, character, descriptor, noun )philanthropist, angel, environmentalist, activist, advocate, volunteer, hero, parent, friend, virtuoso, gentleman, helper and 62 more...
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CULT - Europe for Citizens
synergy, debate, executive agency, societal engagement, reference point, service contract, focussing, local authority, mutual understanding, sustainability, participation, initiative and 60 more...
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Basic English Vocabulary
Very basic words for ESL students.
a, abandon, ability, able, abortion, about, above, abroad, absence, absolute, absolutely, absorb and 4334 more...
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KaeZoo's Words
flingers, unhinged, driven, flanked, arboreal, venerable, endearing, iconoclastic, fletcher, competent, fireproof, cavernous and 215 more...
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A Dalliance of Dahlias
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Rose words by mollusque
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A Myriad of Iriia la mode, ace o' hearts, acclimation, adhesion, admirable, adorable you, advance, affirmed, after glow, agricola, alabama melody, alabaster queen and 1152 more...
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I Am the...
Adjectives that describe what I may or may not be or whom to some I might appear to be...
charlatan, pimp, degenerate, miscreant, painter, creator, trouper, do-gooder, chum, chump, genius, gentlewoman and 41 more...
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fluttercrafts's Words
create, desire, float, art, grace, writer, brunette, delicious, divine, effleuvia, passion, massage and 87 more...
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50 Word Psycho Thriller
survivor, jaded, defenestration, dodge, lunge, resurrection, sobbing, relief, tongue, lolling, pool cue, impale and 38 more...
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To Marji
compote, baker, pie, traveller, nurse, mother hen, executive, berkeley, seattle, friend, denver, punctilious and 55 more...
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phenom_woman's Words
sophia, family, bliss, safe, children, catharsis, facetious, goddess, lycanthrope, banal, gaelic, faerie and 23 more...
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