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Subsister vs Survivor - What's the difference?

subsister | survivor |

As nouns the difference between subsister and survivor

is that subsister is one who subsists while survivor is one who survives; one who endures through disaster or hardship.

subsister

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • One who subsists.
  • * Andrew Clarke of Comries
    • a race of disobedient children, a progeny of beggars, a nation of bare subsisters on the soil
    ----

    survivor

    English

    Alternative forms

    * survivour (obsolete)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who survives; one who endures through disaster or hardship.
  • One who knew a specific decedent
    • She was from a large family and had many friends, so the funeral was crowded with mourning survivors.

    Synonyms

    *(person able to endure hardship) trooper, tough cookie

    Derived terms

    * sole survivor