outcaste

American  

[out-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.

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outcaste British  

/ ˈaʊtˌkɑːst /

noun

1. a person who has been expelled from a caste

2. a person having no caste

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verb

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

Etymology

Origin of outcaste

First recorded in 1875–80; out- + caste

Example Sentences

And the elder white outcaste shall point to the footprints of the princess.

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

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

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

Tell him that though he is lost to his father, to his religion, to the State—though he is an outcaste and an exile, his mother remains his mother still.

From The Outcaste by Penny, F. E.

"Do as you are told," he said at last; and he spoke more gently to the unfortunate outcaste than he had done before.

From The Outcaste by Penny, F. E.

Under the thatch of each mud-walled hovel of the outcaste village there is the same stir of the returning day.

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