survivor
(noun)
noun
1. one who lives through affliction
- the survivors of the fire were taken to a hospital
Similar word(s): subsister
Definition categories: person, unfortunate
2. one who outlives another
- he left his farm to his survivors
Definition categories: person, individual, mortal, somebody, someone, soul
3. an animal that survives in spite of adversity
- only the fittest animals were survivors of the cold winters
Definition categories: animal, beast, brute, creature, fauna
Sentences with survivor as a noun:
- She was from a large family and had many friends, so the funeral was crowded with mourning survivors.