A survivor is a person or animal which continues to live after something happens which might have killed them. They might be one person who lives when ten people die in a car crash.
Survivor could also mean:
Gaming
Resident Evil: Survivor, a 2000 arcade game
Survivor (video game), an action game released in 1987 by the Spanish software house Topo Soft Survivor (board game), board game based on the show.
Literature
Survivor (1988 novel), a novel by Christina Crawford
Survivor (novel), a novel by Chuck Palahniuk
"Survivor" (story), the last novella in Accelerando by Charles Stross
Survivor (Octavia Butler novel), a 1978 novel by Octavia Butler
Music
Survivor (album), an album by Destiny's Child
"Survivor" (song), the second single from Destiny's Child's third album, Survivor Survivor (band), a rock band whose hits include "Eye of the Tiger" and "Burning Heart" Survivor (Survivor album), an album by Survivor (band) Survivor (Funker Vogt album), an album by Funker Vogt Survivor Records, a British Christian Music record label
Television
Australian Survivor, a television series based on the popular American reality show Survivor Celebrity Survivor, an Australian television series based on the popular reality television show Survivor Survivor (TV series), a reality television show Survivor (UK TV series), the British version of the American reality show Survivor Survivor Series, an annual professional wrestling pay-per-view event held in November by World Wrestling Entertainment
Other
Survivor (horse), a racehorse which won the first Preakness Stakes in 1873
Survivor (tournament), a series of writing tournaments that are held three times a year Survivor: The Ride!, a roller coaster in Paramount's Great America in Santa Clara, California