castaway C2+ Topic:People & Society US /ˈkæstəˌweɪ/ UK /ˈkɑːstəˌweɪ/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a person stranded after a shipwreck or in an isolated place The castaway built a shelter from driftwood and palm leaves. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a person stranded after a... outcaststrandedshipwreckedmaroonedderelictabandoned ↔ Opposites rescued Word family Related forms castoutcast Etymology AI details A compound of cast (from Old Norse kasta, 'to throw') and away (Old English aweg). Literally 'one cast away,' applied to a shipwreck survivor. kasta Old Norse aweg Old English View etymology graph -> Topics People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # castaway **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈkæstəˌweɪ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈkɑːstəˌweɪ/ ## Meanings 1. a person stranded after a shipwreck or in an isolated place ## Examples - The castaway built a shelter from driftwood and palm leaves. ## Synonyms - outcast - stranded - shipwrecked - marooned - derelict - abandoned ## Antonyms - rescued ## Related Forms - cast - outcast ## Roots and Affixes - Root: kasta - Root: aweg ## Etymology A compound of cast (from Old Norse kasta, 'to throw') and away (Old English aweg). Literally 'one cast away,' applied to a shipwreck survivor. ## AI Etymology Castaway is a compound of cast (from Old Norse kasta, 'to throw') and away (Old English aweg). Literally 'one cast away,' applied to a shipwreck survivor. The historical trail runs through kasta in Old Norse and aweg in Old English. Morphologically, castaway is transparent: it is a compound of cast (from Old Norse kasta, 'to throw') and away (Old English aweg). Used as a noun and adjective, castaway now means "a person stranded after a shipwreck or in an isolated place", so the present definition can be read against the older forms and meanings. The same lexical family is also visible in related forms such as cast and outcast. The result is a borrowed or transmitted form whose modern spelling carries a compact record of its route into English. ## Topics - People & Society - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown