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recluse

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recluse

noun

1 a religious recluse:

hermit, ascetic;

monk, nun;

Islam marabout, santon;

rare eremite, anchorite, anchoress, stylite, cenobite.

2 a natural recluse who found all human relationships difficult:

loner, solitary, lone wolf;

introvert, misanthrope;

rare solitudinarian, solitaire, solitarian, isolate.

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