survivor
pronunciation
How to pronounce survivor in British English:
UK [səˈvaɪvə(r)]
How to pronounce survivor in American English:
US [sərˈvaɪvər]
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- Noun:
- one who lives through affliction
- one who outlives another
- an animal that survives in spite of adversity
Word Origin
- survivor (n.)
- early 15c. in the legal sense of "one who outlives another," agent noun from survive. Meaning "one who has a knack for pulling through adversity" is attested from 1971. Survivor syndrome is first recorded 1968.
Example
- 1. Each survivor got $ 25 and a train ticket .
- 2. This soldier was the sole survivor of the battle .
- 3. A peculiar object just discovered beyond the orbit of mars could be the survivor of an asteroid collision .
- 4. Samaranch was the great survivor .
- 5. Rochus misch is the last survivor of the hitler bunker .