a person who believes in ensuring his or her personal survival of a catastrophic event by arming himself or herself and often by living in the wild
b.
(as modifier)
survivalist weapons
Derived forms
survivalism (surˈvivalˌism)
noun
survivalist in American English
(sʌrˈvɪvəlɪst)
noun
1.
someone strongly determined to survive
2.
a person who takes measures, as storing food and weapons, living in a wilderness, etc., to ensure survival after an expected economic collapse, nuclear war, etc.