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   survivor

   /səˈvʌɪvə/

   noun

   • 1. a person who survives, especially a person remaining alive after an event in which others have died: "he was the sole survivor of the massacre"
   • ▪ the remainder of a group of people or things: "a survivor from last year's team"
   • ▪ a person who copes well with difficulties in their life: "she is a born survivor"
   • ▪ a person who has experienced abuse or cruel treatment, especially of a sexual or psychological nature: "survivors of sexual assault in the military say that many victims never report an incident"
   • ▪ a joint tenant who has the right to the whole estate on the other's death.

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSURVIVOR | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   SURVIVOR definition: 1. a person who continues to live, despite nearly dying: 2. a person who is able to continue…. Learn more.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySURVIVOR | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   SURVIVOR meaning: 1. a person who continues to live, despite nearly dying: 2. a person who is able to continue…. Learn more.

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSURVIVOR definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   A survivor of a disaster, accident, or illness is someone who continues to live afterwards in spite of coming close to death. A survivor of a very unpleasant experience is a person who has had such an experience, and who is still affected by it. A person's survivors are the members of their family who continue to live after they have died.

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › survivorSurvivor - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

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   A survivor is someone who hasn't died: the word is used often about people who have been through a horrible experience, like a plane crash. Cancer survivors and Holocaust survivors have one thing in common: they lived through horrible ordeals and are still with us.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishsurvivor noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   a person who continues to live, especially despite being nearly killed or experiencing great danger or difficulty. The plane crashed in an area of dense jungle. There were no survivors. There are only a few survivors from the original team (= members who remain in it while others have been replaced). She'll cope.

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   Definition of survivor noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. a person who continues to live, especially despite being nearly killed or experiencing great danger or difficulty the sole/only survivor of the massacre The plane crashed in an area of dense jungle. There were no survivors.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of survivor – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge Dictionary

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   SURVIVOR definition: someone who continues to live after almost dying because of an accident, illness, etc: . Learn more.

9. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › survivorSurvivor Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of SURVIVE is to remain alive or in existence : live on. How to use survive in a sentence.

10. www.thefreedictionary.com › survivorSurvivor - definition of survivor by The Free Dictionary

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    To carry on despite hardships or trauma; persevere: families that were surviving in tents after the flood. 3. To remain functional or usable: I dropped the radio, but it survived. 1. To live longer than; outlive: She survived her husband by five years. 2.

11. www.britannica.com › dictionary › survivorSurvivor Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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    SURVIVOR meaning: 1 : a person who continues to live after an accident, illness, war, etc.; 2 : a member of a group who continues to live after other members have died