/ səˈvaɪvə(r); NAmE sərˈv-/ noun
a person who continues to live, especially despite being nearly killed or experiencing great danger or difficulty :
the sole / only survivor of the massacre
The plane crashed in an area of dense jungle. There were no survivors.
There are only a few survivors from the original team (= members who remain in it while others have been replaced) .
She'll cope. She's one of life's great survivors (= sb who deals very well with difficult situations) .