One who survives, especially one who survives a traumatic experience. / (figuratively) A person who is able to endure hardship. / One who knew a specific decedent.

plural of survivor

(US) A member of the United States Cabinet who stays at a physically distant, secure, and undisclosed location when the President, the vice president, and the other officials in the line of succession are gathered at a single location.

Synonym of survivor guilt

A mental condition that occurs when a person perceives themselves to have done wrong by surviving a traumatic event while others did not.

Synonym of survivorship bias

plural of designated survivor

(insurance) Describing a joint life insurance policy that pays out in the event that both of the lives assured have died (not necessarily at the same time).

plural of survivor bias

A survivor of child sexual abuse who is now an adult.