survivor
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survivor
- /səˈvaɪvə/ UK
- /sɚˈvaɪvɚ/ US
Rhymes with -aɪvə(ɹ)
noun survivors · surviver · survivour
- 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.
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A person who is able to endure hardship.
I'm a survivor. We're a dying breed.
Similar: trooper, tough cookie
- One who knew a specific decedent. She was from a large family and had many friends, so the funeral was crowded with mourning survivors.
Similar: overliver
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: survival, survivorship, survivability, patient, evader, victim, reversion, death, abductee, fighter, widower, pension, resilient, nagi, naji, escapee
noun
Similar: overliver
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noun one who survives
| Español | sobreviviente, superviviente, perviviente |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 생존자 saengjonja |
| 日本語 | 生存者 sēzonsha, 生き残り ikinokori |
| 中文 | 幸存者 xìngcúnzhě |
| हिन्दी | उत्तरजीवी uttarjīvī |
| Kiswahili | nusura |
| Português | sobrevivente |
| Français | survivant, survivante, rescapé, rescapée |
| Deutsch | Überlebender, Überlebende |
| Italiano | superstite, sopravvissuto |
| Ελληνικά | επιζών epizón, επιβιωθητής epiviothitís |
| Română | supraviețuitor |
| Русский | вы́живший výživšij, оста́вшийся в живы́х ostávšijsja v živýx, уцеле́вший ucelévšij |
| Tiếng Việt | người sống sót |
noun person who is able to endure hardship
| 中文 | 堅韌的人 /坚韧的人 jiānrèn de rén |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Überlebenskünstler, harter Knochen |
noun one who knew a specific decedent
| Español | supérstite, superviviente, sobreviviente |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 故人之親友 /故人之亲友 gùrén zhī qīnyǒu |
| Русский | знако́мый умершего znakómyj |
Talk about this word "survivor." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/survivor. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. survivor. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/survivor "survivor." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/survivor.Cite this
@misc{survivor_2026,
title = {survivor},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/survivor},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
