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Meaning of Survivor | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
səˈvaɪvə

Definitions

  1. One who survives, especially one who survives a traumatic experience.
  2. A person who is able to endure hardship.
    figuratively
  3. One who knew a specific decedent.

Equivalents

العربية الباق على قيد الحياة
Български оцелял
Bosanski познаник
Català supervivent
Deutsch harter Knochen Überlebende Überlebender Überlebenskünstler
Ελληνικά επιζών
Español perviviente sobreviviente supérstite superviviente
Suomi eloonjäänyt henkiinjäänyt jälkeenjäänyt selviytyjä selviytynyt
Français rescapé rescapée survivant survivante
Gàidhlig neach-tàrrsainn
Galego sobrevivente supervivente
עברית ניצול פליט
Hrvatski познаник
Magyar túlélő
Bahasa Indonesia penyintas
Italiano superstite
日本語 生き残り 生存者
한국어 생존자
Latina superstes
Te Reo Māori morehu
Македонски познаник преживеан
Nederlands nabestaande overlevende overlever
Polski niedobitek ocalały ocaleniec
Português sobrevivente
Română supraviețuitor
Русский выживший знако́мый умершего оста́вшийся в живы́х уцелевший
Српски познаник
Svenska efterlevande överlevande överlevare
Kiswahili nusura

Examples

“From this moment on, I choose to live not as a victim, but as a survivor.”
“Believing that requires trust, and trust is understandably a tough issue for those of us who are survivors.”
“I'm a survivor. We're a dying breed.”
“She was from a large family and had many friends, so the funeral was crowded with mourning survivors.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

survivor bias survivor guilt survivor syndrome survivoress Survivors Survivorship

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