B1nounsocietyhealth
US/sərˈvaɪ.vər/
UK/səˈvaɪ.və/
a person who stays alive after an accident, attack or serious illness
In context
Rescue teams searched the wreckage for survivors all night.
She is a cancer survivor who now helps other patients.
There were no survivors when the small plane crashed into the sea.
Words that go with survivor
adjective + noun
- sole survivorHe was the sole survivor of the crash.
- lone survivorThe lone survivor was found after two days.
noun + noun
- cancer survivorAs a cancer survivor, she supports other patients.
noun + preposition
- search for survivorsDivers continued the search for survivors.
- survivor of an earthquakeHe is a survivor of the earthquake.
verb + noun
- find survivorsRescuers hoped to find more survivors.