superviviente

Spanish

Adjective

superviviente m or f (masculine and feminine plural supervivientes)

1. surviving

   Synonym: sobreviviente

Noun

superviviente m or f by sense (plural supervivientes)

1. survivor

   Synonym: sobreviviente

Usage notes

• Superviviente is more common in Spain than sobreviviente, whereas the latter is more common in most of Latin America.

Related terms

• sobrevivir
• supervivencia

 

Further reading

• “superviviente”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014