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Castaway

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

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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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