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survivor

[ ser-vahy-ver ]

noun

  1. a person or thing that survives.
  2. Law. the one of two or more designated persons, as joint tenants or others having a joint interest, who outlives the other or others.
  3. a person who continues to function or prosper in spite of opposition, hardship, or setbacks.


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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ԴDzȴܰ·vǰ noun
  • -ܰ·vǰ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of survivor1

First recorded in 1495–1505; survive + -or 2
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Most survivors are still too scared to speak openly but their stories, shared with us privately, are often strikingly similar.

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Count the graves, describe the terrain, talk to survivors.

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After fishermen discovered the craft, a helicopter was sent to transport the survivors to hospital.

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Both vehicles were on fire, he said, and bystanders were trying to care for the survivors on the side of the highway.

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Remmick performs it in a field close enough for the survivors inside Club Juke to hear it, but not to see what he's done with his victims.

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