From Longman Business Dictionary
survivorsur·vi·vor /səˈvaɪvəsərˈvaɪvər/ noun [countableC]1someone or something that continues to exist through a difficult or dangerous period of timesurvivor ofInvestors think they are the likely survivors of this economic downturn.
2formal people in your family who continue to live after you have diedGive burial instructions; this can save your survivors thousands of dollars.