outcaste

American  

[out-kast, -kahst] / ˈaʊtˌkæst, -ˌkɑst /

noun

1. (in India) a person who has left or been expelled from their caste.

2. a person of no caste.

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outcaste British  

/ ˈaʊtˌkɑːst /

noun

1. a person who has been expelled from a caste

2. a person having no caste

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verb

1. (tr) to cause (someone) to lose his caste

Etymology

Origin of outcaste

First recorded in 1875–80; out- + caste

Example Sentences

Rebecca teaches a class of small boys in the outcaste Sunday school that gives preliminary baths.

From Lighted to Lighten: the Hope of India by Doren, Alice B. Van

And the elder white outcaste shall point to the footprints of the princess.

From Vikram and the Vampire; Classic Hindu Tales of Adventure, Magic, and Romance by Burton, Isabel, Lady

Sunday schools, visits to outcaste villages, and lectures on health and cleanliness have their place.

From Lighted to Lighten: the Hope of India by Doren, Alice B. Van

Under the thatch of each mud-walled hovel of the outcaste village there is the same stir of the returning day.

From Lighted to Lighten: the Hope of India by Doren, Alice B. Van

He is an outcaste in every sense; in other words an outlaw.

From The Outcaste by Penny, F. E.