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survivors

survivors is the plural of survivor.

Meaning of survivor

Noun

survivor (plural survivors)

  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.
  2. (figuratively) 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)
  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.

Phrases with survivors

Questions about survivors

What is survivors the plural of?
Survivors is the plural of survivor.

Words near survivors in the dictionary

  1. survivor biases
  2. survivor guilt
  3. survivor syndrome
  4. survivoress
  5. survivoresses
  6. survivors
  7. survivorship
  8. survivorship bias
  9. survivorship biases
  10. survivorships
  11. survivour

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