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| sur·vi·vor [ sər vvər ] (plural sur·vi·vors) |
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1. somebody who survives: somebody who remains alive despite being exposed to life-threatening danger
  There were no survivors from the plane crash.
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2. somebody with great powers of endurance: somebody who shows a great will to live or a great determination to overcome difficulties and carry on
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3. law inheritor: the one of two or more people having joint interests in property who lives longer than the other or others and is, therefore, entitled to the entire property
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4. psychology somebody overcoming traumatic experience: somebody who has been psychologically damaged by a trauma such as rape or an addiction and seeks to overcome its effects
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