survivalist
noun
sur·viv·al·ist
sər-ˈvī-və-list 
: a person who advocates or practices survivalism
especially
: one who has prepared to survive in the anarchy of an anticipated breakdown of society
survivalist
adjective
Examples of survivalist in a Sentence
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Led by Justin Hartley, Tracker follows the story of Colter Shaw, a survivalist and tracker who helps law enforcement find people in exchange for a monetary reward.
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Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 20 May 2024
So on Tuesday, the hit Showtime series played on its cannibalistic (er, survivalist) series theme by sharing a coy announcement that production has begun on the forthcoming third season.
—Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 May 2024
In 2020, social upheaval from the Covid-19 pandemic and racial justice protests created the ideal conditions for militias to act out their survivalist, vigilante, and anti-government fantasies.
—Tess Owen, WIRED, 2 May 2024
The Men of 'Naked and Afraid XL' Tell All
Double the time means double the stress as the survivalists are faced with swarms of monkeys, swimming snakes, tics, blood-sucking mosquitos, jaguars and parasites — all of which could compromise their health and success on the treacherous journey.
—Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 12 Apr. 2024
To the list of larger-than-life, survivalist women in musical theater, add Tamara de Lempicka — but with an asterisk.
—Frank Rizzo, Variety, 15 Apr. 2024
One of the producers had been through Army survivalist training.
—Charles Infosino, The Enquirer, 21 Mar. 2024
There’s Serre’s survivalist hoop skirt in direct view of Marcel Duchamp’s Bottle Rack.
—Amy Verner, Vogue, 1 Mar. 2024
The swirl of cartoon physics and comic melodrama is fantastical and otherworldly, as if survivalists in the wild had access to home-movie equipment to chart their increasing delirium.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2024
Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 20 May 2024
So on Tuesday, the hit Showtime series played on its cannibalistic (er, survivalist) series theme by sharing a coy announcement that production has begun on the forthcoming third season.
—Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 May 2024
In 2020, social upheaval from the Covid-19 pandemic and racial justice protests created the ideal conditions for militias to act out their survivalist, vigilante, and anti-government fantasies.
—Tess Owen, WIRED, 2 May 2024
The Men of 'Naked and Afraid XL' Tell All
Double the time means double the stress as the survivalists are faced with swarms of monkeys, swimming snakes, tics, blood-sucking mosquitos, jaguars and parasites — all of which could compromise their health and success on the treacherous journey.
—Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 12 Apr. 2024
To the list of larger-than-life, survivalist women in musical theater, add Tamara de Lempicka — but with an asterisk.
—Frank Rizzo, Variety, 15 Apr. 2024
One of the producers had been through Army survivalist training.
—Charles Infosino, The Enquirer, 21 Mar. 2024
There’s Serre’s survivalist hoop skirt in direct view of Marcel Duchamp’s Bottle Rack.
—Amy Verner, Vogue, 1 Mar. 2024
The swirl of cartoon physics and comic melodrama is fantastical and otherworldly, as if survivalists in the wild had access to home-movie equipment to chart their increasing delirium.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2024
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“Survivalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/survivalist. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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