Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun survivor

3 senses of survivor

Sense 1
survivor, subsister -- (one who lives through affliction; "the survivors of the fire were taken to a hospital")
       => unfortunate, unfortunate person -- (a person who suffers misfortune)

Sense 2
survivor -- (one who outlives another; "he left his farm to his survivors")
       => person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul -- (a human being; "there was too much for one person to do")

Sense 3
survivor -- (an animal that survives in spite of adversity; "only the fittest animals were survivors of the cold winters")
       => animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna -- (a living organism characterized by voluntary movement)