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alexander selkirk is a noun meaning "Scottish 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)". It carries one recorded sense.
Scottish 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)
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for alexander selkirk come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.