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survivalist definition

sur·viv·al·ist (-ist)

noun

  1. someone strongly determined to survive
  2. a person who takes measures, as storing food and weapons, living in a wilderness, etc., to ensure survival after an expected economic collapse, nuclear war, etc.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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