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castaway

The correct spelling is castaway.

How to pronounce castaway

/ˈkæ.stə.weɪ/
noun

IPA: /ˈkæ.stə.weɪ/

Say it like: Cas-taw-aee

The correct spelling is castaway. A shipwrecked sailor. For example: "Robinson Crusoe was a famous fictional castaway."

Usage 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.

Meanings

noun

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

adjective

  1. 1.Cast adrift or ashore; marooned.
  2. 2.Shipwrecked.
  3. 3.Cast out; rejected or excluded from a group.

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