Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: castaway
IPA transcription: [k'æstəw,eɪ]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: castaway, shipwreck_survivor
    Meaning: a shipwrecked person
  • Synonyms: outcast, castaway, pariah, Ishmael
    Meaning: a person who is rejected (from society or home)
Usage examples
  • There she stood--not three months since the spoiled darling of her parents; the priceless treasure of the household, never left unprotected, never trusted alone--there she stood in the lovely dawn of her womanhood, a castaway in a strange city, wrecked on the world!