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Noun: hermit  hur-mit
  1. One retired from society for religious reasons
    - anchorite
     
  2. One who lives in solitude
    - recluse, solitary, solitudinarian, troglodyte

Derived forms: hermits

Type of: eremite, lone hand, lone wolf, loner

Encyclopedia: Hermit