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recluse
1. adj. (now rare) Sequestered; secluded, isolated.
a recluse monk or hermit
2. adj. (now rare) Hidden, secret.
3. n. A person who lives in self-imposed isolation or seclusion from the world, especially for religious purposes; a hermit.
4. n. (obsolete) The place where a recluse dwells; a place of isolation or seclusion.
5. n. (US) A brown recluse spider.
6. v. (obsolete) To shut; to seclude.

Example Sentences

She's been quite the recluse the past few days.  A widowed pensioner, and great grandmother, who dresses conservatively and is a bit of a recluse since her husband died.

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