Crusoe
Proper noun
Meaning
A male given name transferred from the surname.
A surname from French, famously held by:
Robinson Crusoe, the main character in the novel of the same name by Daniel Defoe.
Phrases with the word
Anagrams
Examples
A 1997 movie entitled Robinson Crusoe starred Pierce Brosnan and received limited commercial success.
After more natives arrive to partake in a cannibal feast, Crusoe and Friday kill most of the natives and save two prisoners.
Crusoe and the ship's captain strike a deal in which Crusoe helps the captain and the loyal sailors retake the ship and leave the worst mutineers on the island.
Crusoe represents the "enlightened" European whilst Friday is the "savage" who can only be redeemed from his barbarous way of life through assimilation into Crusoe's culture.
Before embarking for England, Crusoe shows the mutineers how he survived on the island and states that there will be more men coming.
Crusoe departs for Lisbon to reclaim the profits of his estate in Brazil, which has granted him much wealth.