survivor
/sərˈvaɪvər/
noun
- A person who continues to live after a dangerous event or situation that could have caused death.
- The only survivor of the plane crash was a young child.
- Rescue teams searched for survivors in the rubble after the earthquake.
- She is a cancer survivor and now volunteers at the hospital.
- A person who continues to live or function despite great difficulties or challenges.
- After losing his job and his home, he proved to be a true survivor.
- The old factory is a survivor from the industrial age.
- She's a survivor — no matter what life throws at her, she keeps going.
- A person who remains alive after the death of another person, especially a family member.
- As the sole survivor of her parents, she inherited the house.
- The deceased's survivors include his wife and three children.
- The insurance policy pays out to the named survivors.