n. One who survives; one who endures through disaster or hardship.
n. One who knew a specific decedent
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. One who survives or outlives another person, or any time, event, or thing.
n. The longer liver of two joint tenants, or two persons having a joint interest in anything.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. One who or that which survives after the death of another.
n. In law, that one of two or more designated persons who lives the longest: usually of two joint tenants, or any two persons who have a joint interest.
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n. one who outlives another
n. one who lives through affliction
n. an animal that survives in spite of adversity
Word Usage
"Seidenfeld added that he resents the term survivor, since he doesn't think he ever truly "survived" the experience."