noun
- 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. ).
- synonyms: Selcraig, Alexander Selkirk, Alexander Selcraig
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