"survivalist" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: survivalists [plural]
Etymology: From survival + -ist. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|survival|ist}} survival + -ist Head templates: {{en-noun}} survivalist (plural survivalists)
  1. A person who believes in being prepared to survive and is actively preparing for possible future emergencies and disruptions in local, regional, national, or international social or political order. Wikipedia link: survivalism Categories (topical): People Synonyms: prepper Related terms: survivalism Translations (person prepared to survive): survivaliste [feminine, masculine] (French), survivalista [masculine] (Italian), preppers [masculine] (Polish), surwiwalista [masculine] (Polish), supervivencialista [masculine] (Spanish), preppare [common-gender] (Swedish)

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