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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The series, based on Jeffery Deaver’s novel The Never Game, follows lone-wolf survivalist Shaw (Justin Hartley), who helps law enforcement find people in exchange for a finder's fee.
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Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 12 May 2025
Rob Lowe’s heading back into the studio and a new group of survivalists are heading into the wilderness after Fox renewed unscripted series The Floor and Extracted.
—Peter White, Deadline, 10 May 2025
Of the show’s 11 seasons, nine have been held in Canada, and the chilly conditions always make the survivalists suffer.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 30 Apr. 2025
McVeigh’s views only intensified as time went on and, in 1993, just months after the FBI’s infamous standoff with survivalist Randy Weaver over weapons charges, the government found themselves in another standoff, this time with religious cult leader David Koresh and his Branch Davidian followers.
—Alex Gurley, People.com, 19 Apr. 2025
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Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 12 May 2025
Rob Lowe’s heading back into the studio and a new group of survivalists are heading into the wilderness after Fox renewed unscripted series The Floor and Extracted.
—Peter White, Deadline, 10 May 2025
Of the show’s 11 seasons, nine have been held in Canada, and the chilly conditions always make the survivalists suffer.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 30 Apr. 2025
McVeigh’s views only intensified as time went on and, in 1993, just months after the FBI’s infamous standoff with survivalist Randy Weaver over weapons charges, the government found themselves in another standoff, this time with religious cult leader David Koresh and his Branch Davidian followers.
—Alex Gurley, People.com, 19 Apr. 2025
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“Survivalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/survivalist. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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