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subsister

/səbˈsɪs.tər/

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noun

/səbˈsɪs.tər/C2formal
  • ruСуществительное, обозначающее человека, который продолжает жить или выживать, особенно в условиях лишений или трудных обстоятельств.

A noun referring to a person who continues to live or endure, especially through hardship or difficult circumstances.

  1. One who endures hardshipC2formal

    A person who continues to live or exist, especially through difficult or challenging circumstances.

    ruВыживающий

    • He was a subsister, having survived the long winter with minimal supplies.
    • The subsister found ways to adapt to the harsh environment.
    • As a subsister of the economic crisis, she learned to be resourceful.

    Synonymsstayersurvivortrooper

Forms
  • subsisters plural form
  • subsisters' possessive plural form
  • subsister's possessive singular form