survivor

Plural: survivors

Noun

• one who lives through affliction
  • "the survivors of the fire were taken to a hospital"
• one who outlives another
  • "he left his farm to his survivors"
• an animal that survives in spite of adversity
  • "only the fittest animals were survivors of the cold winters"
• One who survives, especially one who survives a traumatic experience.
• A person who is able to endure hardship.
• One who knew a specific decedent.
• pl. -S one that survives

Examples

• "From this moment on, I choose to live not as a victim, but as a survivor."
• "She was from a large family and had many friends, so the funeral was crowded with mourning survivors."

Synonyms

subsister, overliver, tough cookie, trooper