Dictionary Check: survivor

"survivor" is a valid word!

Scrabble 14 points
Words with Friends 17 points

Definition

noun

one who lives through affliction

Example: "the survivors of the fire were taken to a hospital"
Synonyms:
noun

one who outlives another

Example: "he left his farm to his survivors"
noun

an animal that survives in spite of adversity

Example: "only the fittest animals were survivors of the cold winters"

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