HyperDic: alexander_selkirk

English > 1 sense of the expression Alexander Selkirk:
NOUNperson Alexander Selkirk, Selkirk, Selcraig, Alexander SelcraigScottish sailor / sailor who was put ashore on a deserted island off the coast of Chile for five years (providing the basis for Daniel Defoe's novel about Robinson Crusoe) (1676-1721)
English > Alexander Selkirk: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningScottish sailor / sailor who was put ashore on a deserted island off the coast of Chile for five years (providing the basis for Daniel Defoe's novel about Robinson Crusoe) (1676-1721).
SynonymsSelkirk, Selcraig, Alexander Selcraig
Instance ofsailor, crewmanAny member of a ship's crew
SpanishAlexander Selcraig, Alexander Selkirk
CatalanAlexander Selkirk

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