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Vinony

survivor

noun

  1. one who survives short-term or ongoing traumatic event
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /səˈvaɪvə/ / /sɚˈvaɪvɚ/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super- Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós Proto-Indo-European *gʷíh₃weti Proto-Italic *gʷīwō Latin vīvō Latin supervīvereder. English survive English -or English survivor From survive + -or.

  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. A person who is able to endure hardship.

    “I'm a survivor. We're a dying breed.”

  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.”