ˈkrü(ˌ)sō sometimes -)zō noun
( -s )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: after Robinson Crusoe, shipwrecked hero of the novel Robinson Crusoe (1719) by Daniel Defoe died 1731 English journalist & novelist
: a solitary castaway : one that lives or survives by his own unaided effort and ingenuity — called also Robinson Crusoe
• cru·so·ni·an (ˈ)krü|sōnēən, -|zō adjective , usually capitalized