Crusoe

๐Ÿ“– Definitions

noun

A castaway; a person who is isolated or without companionship.

verb intr.

To be marooned; to survive or manage through oneโ€™s ingenuity without outside help.

๐Ÿ’ฌ Usage Examples

โ€œYour mad heart goes Crusoeing through all the romances ...โ€ Arthur Rimbaud (Translation: Oliver Bernard); Collected Poems; Penguin; 1962. โ€œThe boy Jim roams the edgelands of the Thames (just as young Stevenson liked to โ€˜go Crusoeingโ€™ in the wilds of Scotland).โ€ Ian Thomson; The Old Buccaneers; Financial Times (London, UK); Mar 31, 2012.
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