hermit — English Dictionary

Noun

1. A religious recluse; someone who lives alone for religious reasons; an eremite.

   Synonyms

   anchoriteeremite

2. A recluse; someone who lives alone and shuns human companionship.

   Examples

   Solitary the thrush, / The hermit withdrawn to himself, avoiding the settlements, / Sings by himself a song.

   Millie told him he sounded like some batty hermit who lived in a cave.

3. A spiced cookie made with molasses, raisins, and nuts.

4. A hermit crab.

   Examples

   Because hermits are decapods and do not live within their own shells, they are not considered to be true crabs.

5. Any in the subfamily Phaethornithinae of hummingbirds.

Noun

1. one retired from society for religious reasons

   Synonyms

   anchorite

   Broader terms

   eremite

2. one who lives in solitude

   Synonyms

   reclusesolitarysolitudinariantroglodyte

   Broader terms

   lonerlone wolflone hand