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

Recent Examples on the Web

An investigation into the apocalyptic thinking of Christian nationalists, tech-bro reactionaries and populist survivalists. — Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026

Published in 2018, Educated centered on Westover’s experience growing up as the youngest of seven children in a survivalist family. — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026

Bardem plays an architect who takes on an ethically questionable project to build a survivalist bunker for a tech billionaire, in a move that will lead his wife of seventeen years (Cruz) to question their relationship. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2026

The husband is an architect who accepts a controversial project to build a survivalist bunker for a tech billionaire. — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1950, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for survivalist

• revivalist