hermit
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
hermit/ˈhɜːmɪt/
▶noun a person living in solitude as a religious discipline.
■ a reclusive or solitary person.
– derivatives
hermitic adjective.
hermitic adjective.
– origin ME: from OFr. hermite, from late L. eremita, from Gk erēmitēs, from erēmos ‘solitary’.
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