hermit
a person who has withdrawn to a solitary place for a life of religious seclusion.
any person living in seclusion; recluse.
Zoology. an animal of solitary habits.
Ornithology. any of numerous hummingbirds of the genera Glaucis and Phaethornis, having curved bills and dull-colored rather than iridescent plumage.
a spiced molasses cookie often containing raisins or nuts.
Obsolete. a beadsman.
Origin of hermit
1Other words for hermit
Other words from hermit
- her·mit·ic, her·mit·i·cal, her·mit·ish, adjective
- her·mit·i·cal·ly, adverb
- her·mit·like, adjective
- her·mit·ry, her·mit·ship, noun
- un·her·mit·ic, adjective
- un·her·mit·i·cal, adjective
- un·her·mit·i·cal·ly, adverb
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British Dictionary definitions for hermit
/ (ˈhɜːmɪt) /
one of the early Christian recluses
any person living in solitude
Origin of hermit
1Derived forms of hermit
- hermitic or hermitical, adjective
- hermitically, adverb
- hermit-like, adjective
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