hermit
/ˈhɝmɪt/ noun C2- A religious recluse; someone who lives alone for religious reasons; an eremite.
- A recluse; someone who lives alone and shuns human companionship.
- A spiced cookie made with molasses, raisins, and nuts.
- A hermit crab.
- Any in the subfamily Phaethornithinae of hummingbirds.
Plural hermits
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