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Meaning of Castaway | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈkæs.tə.weɪ

Definitions

  1. A shipwrecked sailor.
  2. A discarded person or thing.
  3. An outcast; someone cast out of a group or society.

Equivalents

العربية المنبوذ منبوذ
Català nàufrag
Čeština trosečník
Deutsch abgewiesener Ausgestoßener Fallengelassener Schiffbrüchiger weggeworfener Gegenstand weggeworfenes Wegwurf
Español apestada apestado marginada marginado náufrago
Suomi haaksirikkoinen hylkiö hylkytavara
Français naufragé
עברית פסולת
हिन्दी अपवाहित
Magyar hajótörött
Italiano naufrago
Македонски бродоломец бродоломник
Nederlands schipbreukeling uitgestotene
Polski outsider outsiderka robinson rozbitek rozbity śmieć wyrzutek
Português náufrago
Română naufragiat
Русский выброшенный выкинутый изгнанник изгнанница изгой отверженный пария потерпе́вший кораблекруше́ние

Examples

“Robinson Crusoe was a famous fictional castaway.”
“This old coat was a castaway in someone's trash.”
“These homeless people are society's castaways.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

castaxanthin castcest Caste Casteel casteism casteist

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