survivor
/səˈvaɪvə/US/sɚˈvaɪvɚ/
survivor noun: one who survives, especially one who survives a traumatic experience.
Noun
survivor (plural survivors)
- 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.1984 August 18, Pam Mitchell, “We Must Not Silence Our Lives”, in Gay Community News, volume 12, number 6, page 9
- A person who is able to endure hardship.
- I'm a survivor. We're a dying breed.2007, Xavier: Renegade Angel, season 1, episode 1, spoken by Xavier (Vernon Chatman)
- Synonyms:
- trooper, tough cookie
- 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.2025 November 19, Clay Risen, “Alice and Ellen Kessler, ’60s Singing Sensations, Die at 89”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
survivor meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Malayalam
survivor in Hindi
- one who survives
- उत्तरजीवी uttarjīvī
survivor in Tamil
- தப்பியவர், மீந்தார், எஞ்சுநர், மிஞ்சியவர், பிழைத்து வாழ்பவர்
survivor in Bengali
- জীবিত, উত্তরজীবী, উদ্বর্তী
survivor in Malayalam
- ദുരന്തത്തെ അതിജീവിച്ചയാൾ, മരിച്ചവരിൽപ്പെടാതെ അവശേഷിച്ചയാൾ, അപകടത്തിൽനിന്ന് രക്ഷപ്പെട്ടയാൾ
More languagesFewer languages
- survivor in Indonesian
- penyintas
- survivor in Persian
- بازمانده bâzmânde
- survivor in Vietnamese
- người sống sót
Synonyms of survivor
Forms of survivor
| plural | survivors |
|---|---|
| alternative form (obsolete) | surviver |
| alternative form (obsolete) | survivour |
Origin of survivor
From survive + -or.
Words formed from survivor
- adult survivor
- designated survivor
- last survivor
- non-survivor
- nonsurvivor
- previvor
- sole survivor
- surthriver
- surthrivor
- survivor bias
- survivor guilt
- survivorship
- survivor syndrome
Phrases with survivor
Words that rhyme with survivor
2 more rhymesFewer rhymes
Questions about survivor
- What does survivor mean?
- Survivor means one who survives, especially one who survives a traumatic experience.
- What is survivor in Hindi?
- Survivor in Hindi is उत्तरजीवी (uttarjīvī). See Survivor meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is survivor?
- Survivor is a noun.
- How do you pronounce survivor?
- Survivor is pronounced /səˈvaɪvə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of survivor?
- The plural of survivor is survivors.
Words near survivor in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: survivor (page history and authors); survivor (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); survivor (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); survivor (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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