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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

  • nonsurvivor noun
  • self-survivor noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of survivor1

First recorded in 1495–1505; survive + -or 2
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Read more from the survivors, relatives and campaigners who helped reveal the secret of Tuam after a decades-long wait for the truth.

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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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Grenfell bereaved and survivors have accused the government of "incompetence or outright indifference" following the news.

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On social media, fire survivors have lamented the red tape they’ve encountered.

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Sonalben Padhiyar was the only survivor among her family members after the car she was travelling in fell into the river.

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