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survivor

 
 
/səˈvaɪvər/ noun [C]

Definition

someone who continues to live after almost dying because of an accident, illness, etc: Rescuers have given up hope of finding any more survivors.
(Definition of survivor noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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