survivalist

sur·viv·al·ist

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ser-vahy-vuh-list]
- /sərˈvaɪ və lɪst/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ser-vahy-vuh-list]
- /sərˈvaɪ və lɪst/

Definitions of survivalist word

noun survivalist a person who makes preparations to survive a widespread catastrophe, as an atomic war or anarchy, especially by storing food and weapons in a safe place. 1
noun survivalist person: preparing for social collapse 1
noun survivalist relating to survivalism 1
noun survivalist a person who believes in ensuring his or her personal survival of a catastrophic event by arming himself or herself and often by living in the wild 0
noun survivalist (as modifier) 0
noun survivalist someone strongly determined to survive 0

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Origin of survivalist

First appearance:

before 1965

One of the 2% newest English words

First recorded in 1965-70; survival + -ist

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Parts of speech for Survivalist

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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survivalist popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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