survivor

Plural

survivors

1. 1.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.
   • Believing that requires trust, and trust is understandably a tough issue for those of us who are survivors.

2. 2.A person who is able to endure hardship.

   • I'm a survivor. We're a dying breed.

3. 3.One who knew a specific decedent.

   • She was from a large family and had many friends, so the funeral was crowded with mourning survivors.
   • They left no immediate survivors.

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