castaway

American  

[kast-uh-wey, kahst-] / ˈkæst əˌweɪ, ˈkɑst- /

noun

1. a shipwrecked person.

2. anything cast adrift or thrown away.

3. an outcast.

   Synonyms:

   leper , outlaw , pariah

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adjective

1. cast adrift.

2. thrown away.

castaway British  

/ ˈkɑːstəˌweɪ /

noun

1. a person who has been shipwrecked

2. something thrown off or away; castoff

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adjective

1. shipwrecked or put adrift

2. thrown away or rejected

verb

1. (tr, adverb; often passive) to cause (a ship, person, etc) to be shipwrecked or abandoned

Etymology

Origin of castaway

First recorded in 1520–30; noun, adj. use of verb phrase cast away

Example Sentences

Years later when a shred of aircraft aluminum and the rubber heel from a woman’s shoe were found on an island 400 miles from Earhart’s destination, she was imagined to have been a castaway.

From Los Angeles Times

This show, 46 seasons in and still going strong, returns with the host Jeff Probst and 18 castaways who are headed to Fiji to compete and survive.

From New York Times

He was a contestant on the 32nd season of “Survivor,” where he was voted out on Day 27 with eight castaways remaining.

From Seattle Times

Others speculate that she and Noonan were executed by the Japanese or died as castaways on an island.

From Seattle Times

The story: This Other Eden is a powerful, lyrical story set on an island off Maine, home to a community of freed slaves and other castaways.

From BBC