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castaway

adjective
cast·​away | \ ˈkast-ə-ˌwā How to pronounce castaway (audio) \

Definition of castaway

1 : thrown away : rejected
2a : cast adrift or ashore as a survivor of a shipwreck
b : thrown out or left without friends or resources
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 But for visitors, arriving by Le Gois is a particularly thrilling way to access this seaside playground, only heightening the castaway feeling of the place. — Mary Winston Nicklin, Condé Nast Traveler, "The Small Island Where the Tour de France Begins Is Actually a Vacationer's Paradise," 3 July 2018 Society does not like to hear from us castaway mothers. — Jen Gunter, New York Times, "When a Grieving Mother Talks, Listen," 21 Dec. 2017

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First Known Use of castaway

1542, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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castaway

adjective
cast·​away | \ ˈka-stə-ˌwā How to pronounce castaway (audio) \

Kids Definition of castaway

 (Entry 1 of 2)

1 : thrown away
2 : cast adrift or ashore

castaway

noun

Kids Definition of castaway (Entry 2 of 2)

: a person who is stranded in a place where there are no other people (as because of a shipwreck)

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