Survived vs Survivor - What's the difference?

As a verb survived

is (survive).

one who survives; one who endures through disaster or hardship.

(head)

(survive)

(surviv)

Of a person, to continue to live; to remain alive.

Of an object or concept, to continue to exist.

To live longer than; to outlive.

His children survived''' him; he was '''survived by his children.

* Shakespeare

I'll assure her of / Her widowhood, be it that she survive me, / In all my lands and leases whatsoever.

* 1817 , (Walter Scott), Rob Roy , X:

‘I am afraid, as will happen in other cases, the treaty of alliance has survived the amicable dispositions in which it had its origin.’

To live past a life-threatening event.

He did not survive the accident.

(sports) Of a team, to avoid relegation or demotion to a lower division or league.

* (l) * (live longer than) outlive

* (live longer than) predecease

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* survivour (obsolete)

(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.

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

* sole survivor