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recluse

nounmasculinegeneral usecommon/ʁɨˈkluzu/re·clu·so

Definition

1

A person who lives a solitary life and tends to avoid other people.

Usage examples

The poet became a recluse in his later years.
The old man was known as the village recluse.

Common combinations

live as a reclusebecome a recluse