1.  ishmael(n = noun.person) - (Old Testament) the son of Abraham who was cast out after the birth of Isaac; considered the forebear of 12 Arabian tribes;
is a kind of patriarch

2.  ishmael(n = noun.person) castaway, outcast, pariah - a person who is rejected (from society or home);
is a kind of unfortunate, unfortunate person
has particulars: heretic, misbeliever, religious outcast, leper, harijan, untouchable