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 adjective
(ˈ)krü¦sōnēən
-¦zō
Word History
Etymology
after Robinson Crusoe, shipwrecked hero of the novel Robinson Crusoe (1719) by Daniel Defoe †1731 English journalist & novelist