survivor

 
Pronunciation: /səˈvʌɪvə/

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.

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