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survivor ~ surveyor
[slightly different pronunciation]
“Survivor” (noun) is ‘(a person, animal) one who continues to live, with or without injuries, after a major accident or disaster, war or serious illness; a person who has the ability to live a normal life even though they face or experience many problems; an organisation or institution or business that continues to be successful in spite of many difficulties, especially when others of their kind had to close down their activities or business’,
shipwreck survivors on an island
e.g.
A little baby was the sole survivor of the major road accident in which eight persons of the same family were killed.
Do not worry about Liz; she’s a survivor. [i.e. she can manage to live normally even if she has to face several difficulties]
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“Surveyor” (noun) is ‘a qualified person whose job is to test the condition of a building or to measure and record the details of the land around a building or a piece of open land’,
a surveyor at work
e.g.
Before applying for permission to build a house, the applicant must get a surveyor’s report on that piece of land.
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