 castaway |
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| 1. | [ noun ] a person who is rejected (from society or home) | |
| Synonyms: | outcast ishmael pariah | |
| Related terms: | unfortunate heretic untouchable leper | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] cast off as valueless | |
| Synonyms: | rejected | |
| Related terms: | forsaken | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] (nautical) suffering the misfortune of shipwreck | |
| Synonyms: | shipwrecked | |
| Examples: | "shipwrecked sailors" "castaways marooned on a desert island" |
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| Related terms: | unfortunate | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (nautical) a shipwrecked person | |
| Synonyms: | shipwreck_survivor | |
| Related terms: | abandoned_person | |
| Similar spelling: |
cast_away Cassady Cassity Cassite cassette |
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