Usage Note
Sobreviviente is the standard Latin American form; Spain more commonly uses superviviente. The word is common gender (el/la sobreviviente), so only the article changes between masculine and feminine references. It frequently appears in news coverage of disasters, wars, and medical crises.
Examples
"La sobreviviente narró su experiencia."
Natural Translation
The survivor recounted her experience.

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