1.
[syn: survivor, subsister]
2. one who outlives another;
- Example: "he left his farm to his survivors"
3. an animal that survives in spite of adversity;
- Example: "only the fittest animals were survivors of the cold winters"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Survivor \Sur*viv"or\, n.
1. One who survives or outlives another person, or any time,
event, or thing.
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The survivor bound
In filial obligation for some term
To do obsequious sorrow. --Shak.
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2. (Law) The longer liver of two joint tenants, or two
persons having a joint interest in anything. --Blackstone.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
survivor
n 1: one who lives through affliction; "the survivors of the
fire were taken to a hospital" [syn: survivor,
subsister]
2: one who outlives another; "he left his farm to his survivors"
3: an animal that survives in spite of adversity; "only the
fittest animals were survivors of the cold winters"