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castaway (n.)

late 15c., "one who is rejected," from the verbal phrase "to reject, dismiss" (c. 1300, literal and figurative), from cast (v.) + away (adv.). Specific sense "one adrift at sea" is from 1799. The adjective is first recorded 1540s.

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Definitions of castaway from WordNet

castaway (n.)
a person who is rejected (from society or home);
Synonyms: outcast / pariah / Ishmael
castaway (n.)
a shipwrecked person;
Synonyms: shipwreck survivor
From wordnet.princeton.edu