survivor

CEFRB2

/səˈvaɪvə/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A person who remains alive after danger or disaster.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A person who is able to endure hardship.

Examples

  • He's the only survivor in the village.

  • The rescue team found one lucky survivor of the plane crash yesterday.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2
Synonyms
3

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. One who knew a specific decedent.

  2. One who survives, especially one who survives a traumatic experience.

More examples

In context

  • The sole survivor of the crash was a baby.

  • From this moment on, I choose to live not as a victim, but as a survivor.

  • She was from a large family and had many friends, so the funeral was crowded with mourning survivors.

Synonyms

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After the plane crash, the only blank was found alive in the jungle after three weeks.

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Origin

noun

From survive + -or.