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SUBSISTER

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

One who lives through affliction

Example:

the survivors of the fire were taken to a hospital

Synonyms:

subsister; survivor

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("subsister" is a kind of...):

unfortunate; unfortunate person (a person who suffers misfortune)

Derivation:

subsist (support oneself)

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