recluse

  1. Adjective.  (''now rare'') Sequestered; secluded, isolated.
  2. Adjective.  (''now rare'') Hidden, secret.
  3. Noun.  A person who lives in self-imposed isolation or seclusion from the world, especially for religious purposes; a hermit.
  4. Noun.  (obsolete) The place where a recluse dwells; a place of isolation or seclusion.
  5. Noun.  (US) A brown recluse (spider.).

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