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outcaste

American  
[aut-kast, -kahst] / ˈaʊtˌkæst, -ˌkɑst /

noun

  1. (in India) a person who has left or been expelled from their caste.

  2. a person of no caste.


outcaste British  
/ ˈaʊtˌkɑːst /

noun

  1. a person who has been expelled from a caste

  2. a person having no caste

"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

verb

  1. (tr) to cause (someone) to lose his caste

"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

Etymology

Origin of outcaste

First recorded in 1875–80; out- + caste


Example Sentences

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"From all we have heard it is probably that the time is not far distant when I shall be the real master, since the son you bore your husband has become an outcaste."

From The Outcaste by F. E. Penny

No doubt a few outcaste Rājpūts may have joined the gangs and become their leaders.

From The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II by R. V. (Robert Vane) Russell

And the younger white outcaste shall point to the queen's footprints.

From Vikram and the Vampire; Classic Hindu Tales of Adventure, Magic, and Romance by Lady Isabel Burton

He is an outcaste in every sense; in other words an outlaw.

From The Outcaste by F. E. Penny

Sunday schools, visits to outcaste villages, and lectures on health and cleanliness have their place.

From Lighted to Lighten: the Hope of India by Alice B. Van Doren

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