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hermit
1. n. A religious recluse; someone who lives alone for religious reasons; an eremite.
2. n. A recluse; someone who lives alone and shuns human companionship.
3. n. A spiced cookie made with molasses, raisins, and nuts.
4. n. A hermit crab.
5. n. A bird in the subfamily Phaethornithinae.

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A hermit is a person who lives in a simple way apart from others especially for religious reasons.  He dressed himself like a hermit for the party last night.

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