recluse

noun/ˈrɛkluːs/

Frequency rank: #14,107 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

a person who lives alone and avoids other people.

Illustration for the English word “recluse”

Example sentence

After retiring from public life, the famous author became a total recluse who rarely left his countryside home.

Synonyms & related words

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