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Crusoe

noun Cru·soe \ ˈkrü(ˌ)sō sometimes -)zō \

Definition of Crusoe

plural -s
: a solitary castaway : one who lives or survives by his or her own unaided effort and ingenuity — called also Robinson Crusoe
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Crusonian

\(ˈ)krü¦sōnēən, -¦zō\ adjective

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Origin and Etymology of crusoe

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

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