survivorPronunciation: /səˈvʌɪvə/Translate survivor | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of survivor noun a person who survives, especially a person remaining alive after an event in which others have died:he was the sole survivor of the massacre the remainder of a group of people or things:a survivor from last year’s team a person who copes well with difficulties in their life:she is a born survivor Law a joint tenant who has the right to the whole estate on the other’s death. Spelling helpSpell survivor with -or at the end.survivor in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of survivor in the US English dictionary