Maroon (Noun)

Meaning ¹

A person who is stranded (as on an island); "when the tide came in I was a maroon out there".

Classification

Nouns denoting people.

Examples

• The sailor was a maroon on the deserted island for weeks before being rescued.
• After the shipwreck, the young boy was left a maroon on the rocky coast.
• When the tide came in, I was a maroon out there, clinging to the buoy for dear life.
• The castaway was a maroon on the island for months, surviving on coconuts and rainwater.
• The storm left me a maroon on the small island, with no sign of rescue in sight.

Hypernyms

• Unfortunate Person

Related Words

• Maroon (verb)

Meaning ²

An exploding firework used as a warning signal.

Classification

Nouns denoting man-made objects.

Hypernyms

• Pyrotechnic

Meaning ³

A dark purplish-red to dark brownish-red color.

Classification

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.

Hypernyms

• Purplish-red