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
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Tracker stars Hartley as Colter Shaw, a lone-wolf survivalist driven by his past troubles who uses his instincts to find the missing and collect rewards.
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Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 30 June 2025
Escaping appears to be anything but easy as one survivalist struggling to breathe in the intense conditions, leading a crew member to step in to help.
—Liza Esquibias, People.com, 27 June 2025
To make matters even worse, snow pirates, survivalists, bandits, the colonial military force NEVEC, and other factions are fighting over land and resources.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 27 June 2025
Suddenly, though, a small group of weapon-wielding survivalists emerge and kill the infected and the leader of the group asks Spike to join them.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
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Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 30 June 2025
Escaping appears to be anything but easy as one survivalist struggling to breathe in the intense conditions, leading a crew member to step in to help.
—Liza Esquibias, People.com, 27 June 2025
To make matters even worse, snow pirates, survivalists, bandits, the colonial military force NEVEC, and other factions are fighting over land and resources.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 27 June 2025
Suddenly, though, a small group of weapon-wielding survivalists emerge and kill the infected and the leader of the group asks Spike to join them.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
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“Survivalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/survivalist. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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