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survivalist (OED, 3., 1982)

1950 Boston Globe 15 Aug. 9/7 (Newspapers.com)  Survivalists are experts on knowing how to live under extreme conditions: the jungle, the arctic, or the desert.

1960 Deseret News 7 July B9/1 (Newspapers.com)  Rancher Spots 'Survivalist,' Reports All Well ... Survival-enthusiast Bob Lindblad ... on a two-week survival test in the Wind River Mountain Range in Wyoming.

Fred Shapiro

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