survivalist
noun
sur·viv·al·ist
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Definition of survivalist
: a person who advocates or practices survivalism
especially
: one who has prepared to survive in the anarchy of an anticipated breakdown of society
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Remember Branch, the cautious, disgruntled survivalist from the children’s movie Trolls? — Olivia Campbell, Good Housekeeping, "I've Struggled With Depression, So I Can't Always Be The "Happy" Mom," 8 July 2019 The husky sea cucumbers were tempting, but the young survivalists had no idea how to turn them into food. — Susan Shain, The Atlantic, "When Your Final Exam Is Surviving the Wilderness," 5 June 2019 The book tells the unforgettable true story of Westover’s life growing up in rural Idaho as a daughter of survivalists, who prepared for the end of the world and shunned official entities like the government, hospitals, and schools. — Vox Staff, Vox, "The most thought-provoking books the Vox staff read in 2018," 21 Dec. 2018 The movie tells the story of amateur survivalist Christopher McCandless (Hirsch), who makes a series of poor decisions. — Kayleigh Roberts, Marie Claire, "The 18 Best True Story Movies," 21 May 2018 There’s the memoir of a woman raised among survivalists, and a look at the Syrian civil war, and a deep investigative dive into the 2016 presidential election and possible Russian interference. — New York Times, "8 New Books We Recommend This Week," 12 Apr. 2018 Raymond's interests included being a nature explorer, survivalist, kayaker, HAM radio operator and constant seeker of truth. — courant.com, "Raymond J. Lasky," 8 Apr. 2018 The daughter of survivalists, who is kept out of school, educates herself enough to leave home for university. 5. — Houston Chronicle, "BEST-SELLERS: HARDCOVER BOOKS," 7 Apr. 2018 Scenes with the town's mayor and a crew of survivalists hint at directions a more socially-conscious movie might have headed, but there's no attempt at any kind of commentary here, on the surface or below it. — John Defore, The Hollywood Reporter, "'Attack of the Southern Fried Zombies': Film Review," 24 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'survivalist.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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survivalist
noun
English Language Learners Definition of survivalist
: a person who believes that government and society will soon fail completely and who stores food, weapons, etc., in order to be prepared to survive when that happens
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