reclusenounmasculine/ʁɨˈkluzu/mediumre·clu·soPortuguesEnglishEspanolFrancaisDefinitionA person who lives a solitary life and tends to avoid other people.The poet became a recluse in his later years.The old man was known as the village recluse.synhermitsolitaryanchoriteantsocialiteextrovertCommon collocationslive as a reclusebecome a recluseEtymologyDo latim 'reclusus', particípio passado de 'recludere' (fechar, encerrar).Related wordsreclusãoreclusarecluir