Transcription
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
-
- [ser-vahy-ver]
- /sərˈvaɪ vər/
- /səˈvaɪ.vər/
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [ser-vahy-ver]
- /sərˈvaɪ vər/
Definitions of survivor word
- noun survivor a person or thing that survives. 1
- noun survivor Law. the one of two or more designated persons, as joint tenants or others having a joint interest, who outlives the other or others. 1
- noun survivor a person who continues to function or prosper in spite of opposition, hardship, or setbacks. 1
- noun survivor person still alive after accident or illness 1
- noun survivor person who has overcome difficult experience 1
- noun survivor law: person who outlives another 1
Information block about the term
Origin of survivor
First appearance:
before 1495 One of the 26% oldest English words
First recorded in 1495-1505; survive + -or2
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Survivor
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
survivor popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
survivor usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for survivor
noun survivor
- leave — to go out of or away from, as a place: to leave the house.
- leavings — something that is left; residue.
- leftover — Usually, leftovers. food remaining uneaten at the end of a meal, especially when saved for later use.
- castaway — A castaway is a person who has managed to swim or float to a lonely island or shore after their boat has sunk.
- orts — Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
Antonyms for survivor
noun survivor
- casualty — A casualty is a person who is injured or killed in a war or in an accident.
Top questions with survivor
- who won survivor?
- when does survivor start?
- what channel is survivor on?
- who got voted off survivor?
- who was voted off survivor?
- where was lone survivor filmed?
- who went home on survivor?
- how to get on survivor?
- who got voted off survivor tonight?
- how does survivor work?
- when is survivor on?
- survivor who went home?
- how many seasons of survivor?
- when did survivor start?
- when does the new season of survivor start?
See also
Matching words
- Words starting with s
- Words starting with su
- Words starting with sur
- Words starting with surv
- Words starting with survi
- Words starting with surviv
- Words starting with survivo
- Words starting with survivor