recluse
noun
adjective re·cluse [ri-kloos, rek-loos] /rɪˈklus, ˈrɛk lus/. Also re·clu·sive.
Origin of recluse
Related Words for recluse
hermit, solitary, cenobite, monk, nun, ascetic, solitaire, troglodyte, eremite, anchoriteExamples from the Web for recluse
Contemporary Examples of recluse
Lee is not a recluse, but she famously stopped granting interviews in 1964.
Harper Lee Makes a Surprise Appearance at an Alabama Literary LuncheonMary McDonagh Murphy
May 3, 2012
He was not a recluse, however, as the documents and electronic chips recovered by the SEALs from his lair revealed.
The affront so hurt Allan that he became a Beverly Hills recluse, and died in 1999 of liver cancer at the age of 62.
But Uchitel became a heavy drug user and, increasingly, a recluse in his sprawling Anchorage estate.
Renato: I would either still be designing or living as a recluse in Europe throwing pottery.
Historical Examples of recluse
"It is a long time when it is a year of suspense," said the recluse, shaking his head.
Night and Morning, CompleteEdward Bulwer-Lytton
She did not work as devotedly as she had hoped to do, nor did she become a recluse from society.
One Day's CourtshipRobert Barr
He was however naturally of an abstemious and recluse disposition.
ImogenWilliam Godwin
It was Father Sergius's sixth year as a recluse, and he was now forty-nine.
Father SergiusLeo Tolstoy
I am a recluse, have been for many years and rarely stir abroad.
Rosinante to the Road AgainJohn Dos Passos