Robinson
Shipwrecked island survivor
Robinson is a common English surname meaning "son of Robin." It appears frequently in place names and as a given name.
Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier in 1947, making the name synonymous with integration in American sports.
Robinson Crusoe, from Daniel Defoe's 1719 novel, established the castaway survival narrative.
A Robinson list in marketing refers to a do-not-contact registry.
Famous fictional castaway
- shipwreckDestroyed vessel at sea
- maroonedLeft stranded and helpless
- strandedLeft without means to leave
- islandWater-bounded land mass
solitude · Friday · footprint · survival · self-reliance · resourcefulness · shelter · foraging
Famous fictional castaway
- novelNew and unusual
- adventureRisky exciting undertaking
- allegorySymbolic tale with deeper meaning
- colonialismDomination through foreign settlement
Defoe · imperialism · narrative · protagonist · classic · fiction · eighteenth-century · enlightenment
Crusoe
Famous fictional castaway
- shipwreckDestroyed vessel at sea
- maroonedLeft stranded and helpless
- strandedLeft without means to leave
island · solitude · Friday · footprint · survival · self-reliance · resourcefulness · shelter · foraging · deserted
Crusoe
Famous fictional castaway
Defoe · colonialism · imperialism · narrative · protagonist · classic · fiction · eighteenth-century · enlightenment · autobiography
Jackie
Shortened given name
David · Mary · Bill · baseball · boxing · music · pioneer · athlete · performer · integration
township
County's smaller division
neighborhood · district · memorial · landmark
- American SurnamesSmith, Johnson, Williams, Brown, Jones
- boxersAli, Tyson, Holyfield, Lewis, Frazier
- PublishersSimon & Schuster, book publisher, Penguin Books, Penguin, Random House
- surnamesSmith, Johnson, Williams, Brown, Jones
- Helicopter MakersSikorsky, Eurocopter, Leonardo, Hughes
- Illinois placesSpringfield, Champaign, Urbana, Bloomington, Normal
- round robinsTournaments with complete pairings
- Jackie Robinson
- Mrs. RobinsonMarried woman's honorific
- Smokey RobinsonMotown singer-songwriter, Miracles leader
- Robinson Crusoe
- Swiss Family RobinsonCastaway family survival tale