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survivor
A person who has lived through a life-threatening event such as an accident, a disaster, a war, or a serious illness.
Als einziger Überlebender des Flugzeugabsturzes konnte er den Rettungskräften berichten, was passiert war.
As the only survivor of the plane crash, he was able to tell the rescue workers what had happened.
The word is a nominalized form of the present participle of the inseparable verb 'überleben' (to survive). So it describes a person who is currently surviving or has survived.
Das Verb „überleben“ ist nicht trennbar: Sie überlebte das Unglück.
The verb 'überleben' (to survive) is not separable: She survived the accident.
This noun is declined like an adjective. The ending changes depending on the article and case. Pay attention to the different forms.
Der Überlebende konnte sich an nichts erinnern.
The survivor could not remember anything.
The genitive or the preposition 'von' (of/from) is often used to specify what the person survived. A very typical combination is also 'der einzige Überlebende' (the only survivor).
Er ist ein Überlebender des Holocaust.
He is a survivor of the Holocaust.
