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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One of the producers had been through Army survivalist training.
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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
Hartley stars as Colter Shaw, a lone-wolf survivalist who roams the country as a reward seeker, using his expert tracking skills to help private citizens and law enforcement solve all manner of mysteries while contending with his own fractured family.
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 11 Feb. 2024
With lots of eyeliner and the energy of a hardened survivalist, Stone drops her girl-next-door persona to embody the no-nonsense, edgy love interest at the center of Ruben Fleischer’s beloved horror comedy.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 10 Mar. 2024
The character is a skilled survivalist who makes his living earning rewards for tracking down folks.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN, 7 Feb. 2024
On Sunday night, Offerman earned the prize for Best Supporting Performance in a New Scripted Series, the latest accolade for his turn as Bill, a hardened survivalist with a heart of gold.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 26 Feb. 2024
Justin Hartley makes for a likable lead as Colter Shaw, a dreamy outdoors loner freelancing his survivalist instinct services to two endearing dog-loving bosses and couple (Robin Weigert and Abby McEnany).
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2024
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
Hartley stars as Colter Shaw, a lone-wolf survivalist who roams the country as a reward seeker, using his expert tracking skills to help private citizens and law enforcement solve all manner of mysteries while contending with his own fractured family.
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 11 Feb. 2024
With lots of eyeliner and the energy of a hardened survivalist, Stone drops her girl-next-door persona to embody the no-nonsense, edgy love interest at the center of Ruben Fleischer’s beloved horror comedy.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 10 Mar. 2024
The character is a skilled survivalist who makes his living earning rewards for tracking down folks.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN, 7 Feb. 2024
On Sunday night, Offerman earned the prize for Best Supporting Performance in a New Scripted Series, the latest accolade for his turn as Bill, a hardened survivalist with a heart of gold.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 26 Feb. 2024
Justin Hartley makes for a likable lead as Colter Shaw, a dreamy outdoors loner freelancing his survivalist instinct services to two endearing dog-loving bosses and couple (Robin Weigert and Abby McEnany).
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2024
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“Survivalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/survivalist. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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