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Crusoe

American  
[kroo-soh] / ˈkru soʊ /

noun

  1. Robinson. Robinson Crusoe.


Crusoe British  
/ -zəʊ, ˈkruːsəʊ /

noun

  1. See Robinson Crusoe

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Instead, it will repurpose some of them to help power microgrids for customers like AI-infrastructure firm Crusoe.

From MarketWatch Jan. 28, 2026

On the way to Othello they could hop on poor Robinson Crusoe for not saying ‘Mr. Friday’ on the island.”

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 27, 2025

"When I first heard there was a shipwreck at Scolt Head Island, I thought it was like something out of Robinson Crusoe," he said.

From BBC May 3, 2025

He also played opposite Peter O'Toole's Robinson Crusoe in "Man Friday" in 1975 and alongside Laurence Olivier's depiction of General Douglas MacArthur in 1981's "Inchon".

From Reuters Oct. 25, 2023

He wondered if there were still deserted islands in the world, like the one on which Robinson Crusoe had been shipwrecked.

From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman

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