Survivor
noun
A person who continues to live, especially despite dangerous situations or hardships.
John, the only survivor of the plane crash, spent seven days alone in the jungle.
Often appears as...
- lone survivor
- crash survivor
noun
A person who continues to function or prosper despite hardships or trauma.
He is a true survivor. Despite losing his job, he managed to start his own successful business.
Often appears as...
- true survivor
- cancer survivor
noun
In law, a person who outlives another or a particular event.
The deceased husband's estate was passed on to his wife, the survivor.
Often appears as...
- joint survivor
- survivor of the deceased
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Technical
noun
A person who continues to live, especially despite dangerous situations or hardships.
John, the only survivor of the plane crash, spent seven days alone in the jungle.
Often appears as...
- lone survivor
- crash survivor
noun
A person who continues to function or prosper despite hardships or trauma.
He is a true survivor. Despite losing his job, he managed to start his own successful business.
Often appears as...
- true survivor
- cancer survivor
noun
In law, a person who outlives another or a particular event.
The deceased husband's estate was passed on to his wife, the survivor.
Often appears as...
- joint survivor
- survivor of the deceased
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Dangerous Contexts
Use 'survivor' to describe someone living through extreme events like accidents or natural disasters.
The survivors of the earthquake were rescued after three days.
Pro Tip 2/3Solo Implications
'Survivor' often implies being alone in facing difficulty or being the last remaining individual.
She's the sole survivor of the ancient tribe.
Pro Tip 3/3Survival Duration
The word doesn't specify how long someone survived, just that they continued to live.
After the shipwreck, the survivors floated for hours before help arrived.
Pro Tip 1/3Dangerous Contexts
Use 'survivor' to describe someone living through extreme events like accidents or natural disasters.
The survivors of the earthquake were rescued after three days.
Pro Tip 2/3Solo Implications
'Survivor' often implies being alone in facing difficulty or being the last remaining individual.
She's the sole survivor of the ancient tribe.
Pro Tip 3/3Survival Duration
The word doesn't specify how long someone survived, just that they continued to live.
After the shipwreck, the survivors floated for hours before help arrived.
Pro Tip 1/3Dangerous Contexts
Use 'survivor' to describe someone living through extreme events like accidents or natural disasters.
The survivors of the earthquake were rescued after three days.
Pro Tip 2/3Solo Implications
'Survivor' often implies being alone in facing difficulty or being the last remaining individual.
She's the sole survivor of the ancient tribe.
Pro Tip 3/3Survival Duration
The word doesn't specify how long someone survived, just that they continued to live.
After the shipwreck, the survivors floated for hours before help arrived.
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Gary Haugen: The hidden...
the police, who else? So that's the thing about law enforcement, it starts out with the police, they're the front end of the pipeline of justice, but they hand if off to the prosecutors, and the prosecutors hand it off to the courts, and the survivors of violence have to be supported by social services all the way through that.
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The past, present and...
weakening feudalism, and eventually leading to political reforms. But the plague also had an important biological impact. The sudden death of so many of the most frail and vulnerable people left behind a population with a significantly different gene pool, including genes that may have helped survivors resist the disease.
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Aphasia: The disorder...
About one-third of stroke survivors suffer from aphasia making it more prevalent than Parkinson's disease or multiple sclerosis, yet less widely known. There is one rare form of aphasia called primary progressive aphasia, or PPA, which is not caused by stroke or brain injury, but is actually a form of dementia
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Frans Lanting &...
cheetahs are members of this rarefied family of big cats and there's only seven of them but even that in that rarefied family cheetahs are different yeah they're not like lions the big bullies of the plains not like leopards show stealthy survivors in the night not
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Expanding our definition...
know they're on chest width there aren't survivors clubs you know that get together and think about the old days at the abattoir and at the far end of it there was a door that said veterinarian and I thought well he must be depressed you
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Bill Gates: The next...
As an example, we could have taken the blood of survivors, processed it, and put that plasma back in people to protect them. But that was never tried. So there was a lot that was missing. And these things are really a global failure.
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The Survival of the Sea...
the survivors will increase in size, from that of a dinner plate at year one to that of a dinner table, in the case of one species at least, the leatherback, a decade or so later. With size comes some measure of protection.
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How Magellan circumnaviga...
with a coat of arms and his face on currency and stamps. United by fate, the survivors and the hundreds who sacrificed their lives challenged conventional wisdom and completed a historic journey once thought impossible.
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Quelea Mega-Flock Hunted...
taken by surprise the youngster didn't stand a chance the survivors may have had their feathers ruffled but they've learned an important lesson
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The Most Dramatic...
A near miraculous escape. The lucky survivors can begin learning the unique way of life, demanded by this hostile island.
Video examples
Gary Haugen: The hidden...
the police, who else? So that's the thing about law enforcement, it starts out with the police, they're the front end of the pipeline of justice, but they hand if off to the prosecutors, and the prosecutors hand it off to the courts, and the survivors of violence have to be supported by social services all the way through that.
Video examples
The past, present and...
weakening feudalism, and eventually leading to political reforms. But the plague also had an important biological impact. The sudden death of so many of the most frail and vulnerable people left behind a population with a significantly different gene pool, including genes that may have helped survivors resist the disease.
Video examples
Aphasia: The disorder...
About one-third of stroke survivors suffer from aphasia making it more prevalent than Parkinson's disease or multiple sclerosis, yet less widely known. There is one rare form of aphasia called primary progressive aphasia, or PPA, which is not caused by stroke or brain injury, but is actually a form of dementia
Video examples
Frans Lanting &...
cheetahs are members of this rarefied family of big cats and there's only seven of them but even that in that rarefied family cheetahs are different yeah they're not like lions the big bullies of the plains not like leopards show stealthy survivors in the night not
Video examples
Expanding our definition...
know they're on chest width there aren't survivors clubs you know that get together and think about the old days at the abattoir and at the far end of it there was a door that said veterinarian and I thought well he must be depressed you
Video examples
Bill Gates: The next...
As an example, we could have taken the blood of survivors, processed it, and put that plasma back in people to protect them. But that was never tried. So there was a lot that was missing. And these things are really a global failure.
Video examples
The Survival of the Sea...
the survivors will increase in size, from that of a dinner plate at year one to that of a dinner table, in the case of one species at least, the leatherback, a decade or so later. With size comes some measure of protection.
Video examples
How Magellan circumnaviga...
with a coat of arms and his face on currency and stamps. United by fate, the survivors and the hundreds who sacrificed their lives challenged conventional wisdom and completed a historic journey once thought impossible.
Video examples
Quelea Mega-Flock Hunted...
taken by surprise the youngster didn't stand a chance the survivors may have had their feathers ruffled but they've learned an important lesson
Video examples
The Most Dramatic...
A near miraculous escape. The lucky survivors can begin learning the unique way of life, demanded by this hostile island.
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Quote examples
Kyle Carpenter
American Soldier
Scars are a truly beautiful thing. Yes, they can be a little ugly on the outside, but scars show that you're a survivor, that you made it through something, and not only did you make it through, but now you're stronger and wiser and more educated because of that tough time that you went through.
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Frances Arnold
American Scientist
To survive and even thrive in a changing world, nature offers another great lesson: the survivors are those who at the least adapt to change, or even better learn to benefit from change and grow intellectually and personally. That means careful listening and constant learning.
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Frances Bean Cobain
American Artist
I had a lot of strong women around my whole life who were survivors. My grandma survived breast cancer twice and the death of her child and the death of her brother, and, you know, just a lot of tragedy, and she's still the happiest person I've ever met.
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Joe Piscopo
American Comedian
I am that 'everyman' in that I have made every mistake you can make in your career and in your personal life. But I am a survivor.
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Tarana Burke
American Activist
What's interesting to me is that people engage survivors from a place of pity all the time - a place of sympathy.
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Gayle Tzemach Lemmon
Public Servant
We are so used to seeing women as victims of war to be pitied rather than survivors of war to be respected.
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Gennifer Flowers
American Celebrity
I feel like I have a Ph.D. in life, I'm a survivor. I've not only survived, I've thrived.
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Justin Gatlin
American Athlete
I'm not just a runner. I'm not just a fast guy. I'm a fighter. I'm a survivor in life.
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Lee Tergesen
American Actor
I have always said about myself I am a survivor because I am.
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Eddie Bracken
American Actor
Oh, I'm a survivor. My whole life has been surviving.
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Kyle Carpenter
American Soldier
Scars are a truly beautiful thing. Yes, they can be a little ugly on the outside, but scars show that you're a survivor, that you made it through something, and not only did you make it through, but now you're stronger and wiser and more educated because of that tough time that you went through.
Quote examples
Frances Arnold
American Scientist
To survive and even thrive in a changing world, nature offers another great lesson: the survivors are those who at the least adapt to change, or even better learn to benefit from change and grow intellectually and personally. That means careful listening and constant learning.
Quote examples
Frances Bean Cobain
American Artist
I had a lot of strong women around my whole life who were survivors. My grandma survived breast cancer twice and the death of her child and the death of her brother, and, you know, just a lot of tragedy, and she's still the happiest person I've ever met.
Quote examples
Joe Piscopo
American Comedian
I am that 'everyman' in that I have made every mistake you can make in your career and in your personal life. But I am a survivor.
Quote examples
Tarana Burke
American Activist
What's interesting to me is that people engage survivors from a place of pity all the time - a place of sympathy.
Quote examples
Gayle Tzemach Lemmon
Public Servant
We are so used to seeing women as victims of war to be pitied rather than survivors of war to be respected.
Quote examples
Gennifer Flowers
American Celebrity
I feel like I have a Ph.D. in life, I'm a survivor. I've not only survived, I've thrived.
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Justin Gatlin
American Athlete
I'm not just a runner. I'm not just a fast guy. I'm a fighter. I'm a survivor in life.
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Lee Tergesen
American Actor
I have always said about myself I am a survivor because I am.
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Eddie Bracken
American Actor
Oh, I'm a survivor. My whole life has been surviving.
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