outcaste

noun

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out·caste | \ ˈau̇t-ˌkast

Definition of outcaste

1 : one who has been ejected from a Hindu caste for violation of its customs or rules

2 : one who has no caste

Examples of outcaste in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Crossing the seas was, by itself, supposed to make a person outcaste according to Hindu orthodoxy. — Gaiutra Bahadur, The New Republic, 25 Nov. 2020

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