recluse
A person who lives in self-imposed isolation or seclusion from the world, especially…A person who lives in self-imposed isolation or seclusion from the world, especially for religious purposes; a hermit.
» Tom became a recluse.
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3 senses(archaic)A person who lives in self-imposed isolation or seclusion from the world, especially for religious purposes; a hermit.
Einsiedler, Eremit, Sonderling
отше́льникotšélʹnik, затво́рникzatvórnik, сычsyč
самі́тникsamítnyk, відлю́дникvidljúdnyk, затво́рникzatvórnyk
one who lives in solitude
(archaic, obsolete)The place where a recluse dwells; a place of isolation or seclusion.
(archaic)See also Thesaurus:recluse
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Origin
From Old French reclus, past participle of reclure, from Latin reclūdere (“to disclose, toFrom Old French reclus, past participle of reclure, from Latin reclūdere (“to disclose, to open”), from re- + claudō (“close”).
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Forms
plural: reclusesSynonyms
13 synonyms- one who lives in solitude:hermitsolitarysolitudinariantroglodyte
Word family
8 related wordsSee also
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