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Meanings of survivor in English

Portuguese
sobrevivente
Catalan
supervivent

Someone who endured through disaster or hardship.

        sobrevivente
        Russian
        выживший
        Portuguese
        sobrevivente
        Spanish
        superviviente
        Catalan
        supervivent

        One who survives short-term or ongoing traumatic event.

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              выживший
              Usage of survivor in English
              1
              Mr English would be remembered as a true political survivor, he said.
              Radio NZ
              2
              There could be at least one other survivor, according to state media.
              Radio NZ
              3
              As a domestic violence survivor, Garvin knows that community can save lives.
              Ebony
              4
              The Dundrum shop, the sole survivor, has been open almost 50 years.
              The Irish Times
              5
              A survivor herself, Harris Perry took great offense to the politician's words.
              Ebony
              6
              There was hardly any safe place to step out, added one survivor.
              Reuters
              7
              The one remaining hope for the sole survivor was in Hua-hu Tiao.
              Myths and Legends of China
              8
              A supportive male presence during a survivor's recovery, however, can be invaluable.
              Feminist dot com
              9
              He was the last survivor of the movie's original seven lead actors.
              Reuters
              10
              Orlando nightclub shooting survivor Angel Colon recounts the events from Sunday morning.
              News.com.au
              11
              The last survivor perished as he reached the points of the bayonets.
              Lays of the Scottish Cavaliers and Other Poems
              12
              Vigor remembered the description given by the witness to the Cologne survivor.
              Map of bones
              13
              A Mayday call, says this survivor, is a simple matter of humanity.
              The Guardian
              14
              There was one survivor, a girl held five years in the cellar.
              Bones Never Lie
              15
              The survivor of the days of Kean uttered a bellow for whisky-and-water.
              Not George Washington — an Autobiographical Novel
              16
              He made the rope fast and hauled the one survivor on deck.
              Ensign Knightley, and Other Stories
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              Translations for survivor
              Portuguese
              sobrevivente
              Survivor through the time
              Survivor across language varieties
              Australia
              Common
              New Zealand
              Common
              Ireland
              Common
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