castaway

== English == === Etymology === Deverbal from cast away. === Pronunciation === (US) enPR: kăsʹtəwā IPA(key): /ˈkæs.tə.weɪ/ (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkɑːstəweɪ/, /ˈkæstəweɪ/ === Adjective === castaway (not comparable) Cast adrift or ashore; marooned. Shipwrecked. Cast out; rejected or excluded from a group. ==== Translations ==== === Noun === castaway (plural castaways) (nautical) A shipwrecked sailor. A discarded person or thing. An outcast; someone cast out of a group or society. ==== Synonyms ==== See also Thesaurus:outcast ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== cast away ==== Translations ====