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survivor

/sɚˈvaɪvɚ/noun3 syllables

Survivor means: one who lives through affliction.

Synonyms for survivor4

noun, as in one who lives through affliction

subsister

also used for survivor

trooper, tough cookie, overliver

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What does survivor mean?3

noun

1

one who lives through affliction“the survivors of the fire were taken to a hospital”

2

one who outlives another“he left his farm to his survivors”

3

an animal that survives in spite of adversity“only the fittest animals were survivors of the cold winters”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with survivor?2

two syllables

driverdiver
Show 40 near rhymes
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Survivor in a sentence

  • My thoughts and prayers go out to the victims, the survivors, and their families.rul
  • However, the survivors are unaware of that fact.unknown
  • Most of the fire survivors are scattered, living in other towns and cities.Hybrid
  • The survivors were found on an island, dying of starvation.Amastan
  • According to the chief of police, there were no survivors.CK
  • The sole survivor of the crash was a baby.CM
  • There was only one survivor of the accident.AlanF_US
  • Sami was the sole survivor of a terrifying plane crash.OsoHombre

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Forms of survivor

as a noun

plural
survivors