Definition of CASTAWAY

castaway

Meanings

Plural: castaways

Noun

  • a person who is rejected (from society or home)
  • a shipwrecked person
  • A shipwrecked sailor.
  • A discarded person or thing.
  • An outcast; someone cast out of a group or society.

Adj

  • Cast adrift or ashore; marooned.
  • Shipwrecked.
  • Cast out; rejected or excluded from a group.

Origin / Etymology

Deverbal from cast away.

Synonyms

Ishmael, outcast, pariah, shipwreck survivor

Scrabble Score: 16

castaway is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
castaway is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
castaway is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

castaway is a valid Words With Friends word