English noun: survivor |
1. | survivor (person) one who lives through affliction |
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| Samples | The survivors of the fire were taken to a hospital.
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| Synonyms | subsister |
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| Broader (hypernym) | unfortunate, unfortunate person |
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2. | survivor (person) one who outlives another |
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| Samples | He left his farm to his survivors.
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| Broader (hypernym) | individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul |
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3. | survivor (animal) an animal that survives in spite of adversity |
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| Samples | Only the fittest animals were survivors of the cold winters.
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| Broader (hypernym) | animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna |
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