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survivalist
survivalist
noun sur·viv·al·ist \-və-list\
: 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
Full 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
— survivalist adjective
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First Known Use of SURVIVALIST
1970
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