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What is "castaway" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does castaway mean in English? Meaning of castaway definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "castaway" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "castaway": a person who is rejected (from society or home)

Noun

  • Meaning: a person who is rejected (from society or home)
  • Synonyms: castaway ishmael outcast pariah
  • Hyponyms: harijan heretic leper misbeliever religious outcast untouchable
  • Hypernyms: unfortunate unfortunate person

    • Meaning of "castaway": a shipwrecked person

    Noun

  • Meaning: a shipwrecked person
  • Synonyms: castaway shipwreck survivor
  • Hypernyms: abandoned person
  • Adjective: Cast adrift or ashore; marooned. After the mutiny, the castaway ship's officers suffered a month at sea in the lifeboat.Shipwrecked. The storm left them castaway on an uninhabited island.

    • Synonyms:

    reprobate, renegade, outlaw, waif, maroon, pariah, outcast, derelict, leper, shipwreck,

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