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survivalist

/sərˈvaɪ.vəl.ɪst/

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noun

/sərˈvaɪ.vəl.ɪst/C1formal
  • ruЧеловек, который активно готовится и стремится обеспечить собственное выживание или выживание своей группы или нации, часто в ожидании потенциальных катастроф или коллапса общества.

A person who actively prepares for and seeks to ensure their own survival or that of their group or nation, often in anticipation of potential disasters or societal collapse.

  1. Preparedness enthusiastB2formal

    A person who actively prepares for potential emergencies, disasters, or societal disruptions by acquiring skills, supplies, and knowledge to ensure their own or their group's survival.

    ruЭнтузиаст выживания

    • The survivalist built a bunker stocked with food and water.
    • Many survivalists learn how to purify water and start fires without matches.
    • He is a survivalist who teaches courses on wilderness survival.
  2. Advocate for self-relianceB2formal

    Someone who believes in and practices self-sufficiency and independence from mainstream systems, often in preparation for a collapse of society.

    ruСторонник самодостаточности

    • The survivalist grew his own vegetables and raised chickens.
    • She is a survivalist who believes in being prepared for any economic downturn.
    • Survivalists often stockpile essential supplies like medicine and tools.
Forms
  • survivalists plural form
  • survivalists' possessive plural form
  • survivalist's possessive singular form