survivor

noun/sərˈvaɪvər/

Frequency rank: #4,238 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

A person who continues to live after a dangerous or deadly event.

Illustration for the English word “survivor”

Example sentence

After the earthquake, she was the only survivor of her family.

Synonyms & related words

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