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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. (Old Testament) the son of Abraham who was cast out after the birth of Isaac; considered the forebear of 12 Arabian tribes;

2. a person who is rejected (from society or home);
[syn: outcast, castaway, pariah, Ishmael]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Ishmael n 1: (Old Testament) the son of Abraham who was cast out after the birth of Isaac; considered the forebear of 12 Arabian tribes 2: a person who is rejected (from society or home) [syn: outcast, castaway, pariah, Ishmael]