Survivor - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |sərˈvaɪvər|  American pronunciation of the word survivor
Brit.  |səˈvaɪvə|  British pronunciation of the word survivor

noun

- one who lives through affliction
the survivors of the fire were taken to a hospital
- one who outlives another
he left his farm to his survivors
- an animal that survives in spite of adversity
only the fittest animals were survivors of the cold winters

Extra examples

I don't see how any creature can survive under those conditions.

Only a few written records survive from those times.

These ancient practices still survive in some regions.

Some of the original bridges survive.

Many businesses are struggling to survive in today's economy.

Only his son survived him.

She survived her husband by only a few years.

He survived a political scandal and was elected to the state legislature.

The company survived the recession.

Only the fittest animals were survivors of the cold winter.

Don't worry about him. He is a survivor.

She was the sole survivor of the tragedy.

Griffiths is the sole survivor of the crash.

We questioned the survivor about the details of the explosion

Word forms

noun
singular: survivor
plural: survivors
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