Crusoe

noun

Cru·​soe

ˈkrü(ˌ)sō sometimes -)zō

plural -s

: a solitary castaway : one who lives or survives by his or her own unaided effort and ingenuity

called also Robinson Crusoe

Crusonian

(ˈ)krü¦sōnēən

-¦zō

adjective

Word History

Etymology

after Robinson Crusoe, shipwrecked hero of the novel Robinson Crusoe (1719) by Daniel Defoe †1731 English journalist & novelist

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